Display Initiative as a separate column in Roadmap structure

Question

Hi community

How do I add a column to a roadmap structure that show the names of parent issues of features (=Initiatives)?

I have created a Query Match field but do not know how to write the JQL query. I've found a  issuekey in parentIssuesOf("STORY-001") AND issueType = Feature, but it requires hardcoded initiative... Any ideas?

Thank you for your ideas!

LG_z6zwnf · Answer

Dear @Walter Buggenhout thank you for the answer! I have two follow-up questions:

1. Is there any other way to "identify" a parent issue in your query? Something like parentIssueOf(). Meaning, a "tag" that is there by default. I'm afraid there is no "Parent Link" for each feature.

2. Is there a way to use the following conditional logic?

IF IssueType = Feature and "Parent Link" is not empty
THEN show Parent Issue

I understand that the easiest way would be to use the Marketplace for that. I just thinkthat JQL should be able to solve this very basic use case - even if it will not be very elegant.

Walter Buggenhout · Answer

As I mentioned, without apps Jira does not offer good support to find linked issues or parent issues of a dynamic selection of other issues.

If you would like to find features that are linked to a parent initiative, you could search with:

IssueType = Feature and "Parent Link" is not empty

If you add the column Parent Link to the view in issue navigator, you can at least see all features and the corresponding parent in an overview. If you can somehow narrow down the list of features (e.g by assignee, project or other metadata), you could get closer. But if you really want to search on linked issues, you would need to look into the Marketplace.

LG_z6zwnf · Answer

Hi @Walter Buggenhout

Thank you for your prompt reply - I'll go through a documentation.

I would, however, appreciate tips on how to write a JQL Query Match filter to reflect the parentIssue (Initiative) for each feature in a roadmap structure view as a separate column - without apps.

Thank you