Cloud Alternatives to SAFe Epic to Feature Translator

Question

When we configure enterprise Jira instances, we always use the SAFe Epic to Feature Translator to allow us to use the hierarchy of Story -> Feature -> Epic. Since this plugin is not available for Cloud, does anyone know of good alternatives to allow us to enforce this hierarchy in a Jira Cloud instance?

Rhys Diab _Rogue Wombat Software_ · Answer

Hi @Sara Wortman

As @Dave Rosenlund  _Trundl_ mentioned, there are number of plugins which can help you create a custom issue hierarchy.

It looks like the key issue you want to solve is creating an issue type between Epics and Stories (in your case a Feature).

We created a plugin called Agile Docs which can help you create and enforce this hierarchy.

Below is an example of an Epic -> Feature -> Story hierarchy.

Features are linked to Epics by the "Epic Link" field and Stories are linked to Features by the Agile Docs Parent link.

Dave Rosenlund (Trundl) · Answer

Hi, @Sara Wortman.  Not to steal @Anna-BigPicture's or @Rahul_RVS 's thunder, but there are a number of apps that address your use case. In cases like this one, I suggest crafting an Atlassian Marketplace search that will help you discover, and evaluate, which marketplace apps will best suit your needs.

For example:

* https://marketplace.atlassian.com/search?hosting=cloud&product=jira&query=hierarchy

will show you all of the apps that might address your use case.

In fairness, my company's product (Structure) shows up on that list, too. My point is, learn how to craft your own marketplace searches to take advantage or all of your choices.

I published an article a little while back about Agile Gantt. If you scroll down to the "What Now" section you will see I shared some tips and tricks about crafting effective Atlassian Marketplace searches. You might find it to be helpful :)

Hope this helps,

-dave [ALM Works]

Anna-BigPicture · Answer

Hi @Sara Wortman

Yes, you can set the suitable rules adjusted precisely to your business needs using structure builders. I encourage you to watch our short video tutorial on how to create desired task structure in BigPicture.

I hope you will find it useful.

If you have more detailed questions, just post them in this thread.