Issue type hierarchy Epic - Feature - Story - Task

Question

Team,

We have a requirement in such a way to built  a new hierarchy. The business process has been defined  like below. Same dishpan should be follow in the system and track the issues.

plan 1

Epic -> Feature -> Story -> Task

plan 2

Initiative -> Epic -> Feature -> Story -> Task

Please advise.

Thanks

Dmitry Astapkovich _Colined_ · Answer

Double down for that solution. The last issue in the tree (leaf) should be of a sub-task issue type. Though "sub-task" as a "task" may be a bit confusing, that approach won't mess up default Jira issue structure. Otherwise, you'll have to use Issue Links and some 3rd party app to see the hierarchy.

We are developers of Pivot Report that can do the trick for you, but in this specific case it feels like you need to start with something out-of-box first and then switch to more advanced once the process is in place.

Sachin Dhamale_o1c5zi · Answer

'Hi @Sayi Kiran ,

In jira default hierarchy is  Epic > Story/Feature/Task/Bug > Subtask

In your case you want to have Epic >  Feature  > Story > task which is not possible in jira

As a workaround :

You use the issue linking facility  to create this kind of hierarchy

Create new Issue type ( Feature)  ----- Using Linking ---> Epic --->Story ------> Task ( use as subtask)

Initiative (New Issue type) -------Link issue ----- -> Epic ( use as new issue type) ------link----> Feature  ( use as Epic)-> Story -> Task ( use as subtask)

Accept the answer if it helps

Rahul_RVS · Answer

Hi @Sayi Kiran

You can use issue links to create your own hierarchy at any level.

If you would be interested in a paid app, to visualize the hierarchy based on the issue links, we have created an add-on 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

Disclaimer: I work for RVS, the vendor for this app, and I am one of the developers in the team