Add additional Hierarchy levels in Jira Premium account

Question

I've upgraded to Jira premium so we can stop being limited to the epic --> Story --> sub task hierarchy but I can't see to find a way to add additional hierarchy levels above epic and between story and sub-task.

All the references I found online are in regards to advanced roadmaps which is not what I'm looking for.

I want these hierarchy levels across all of Jira.

Rahul_RVS · Answer

Hi @Adam Kogan

You can use issue links to create your own hierarchy above and below Epics.

To visualize the hierarchy based on the issue links, we have created an app to track the progress at each level,

Agile Tools - Epic Tree, Links Tree and Time in Status

Key features of Links Hierarchy:

* Hierarchy upto 10 levels deep
* Progress % on "remaining estimate" or "original estimates"
* Edit Issue summary, time estimates, story points and assignee on the tree with real time updates in the progress
* Rolled up percentage completion at all levels
* Ability to add/remove the columns on the report

Walter Buggenhout · Answer

Hi @Adam Kogan,

You don't create the hierarchy in a plan. You create it in the global settings of Advanced Roadmaps and it exists for your entire Jira instance. But you need one or more plans to visually represent the issues in that hierarchy.

I already listed Stucture as a strong candidate. But for more options, have a look at the Atlassian Marketplace (the link contains a filter to get you started).

Adam Kogan · Answer

Hey, I want to create a hierarchy level above epic and a new hierarchy level between story and sub-task.

If I understand correctly - If I create these level in a plan in advanced roadmaps - this hierarchy does not exist outside of the advanced roadmaps feature.

So I don't think hierarchy in advanced roadmaps solves my problem. Am I wrong?

What are other alternatives?