In backlog, how can I filter tasks associated to an epic in another project

Greg Encke

I'm new and haven't found an answer that matches what I'm looking for.  In our backlog, we have epics in our project and link tasks to them.  This works great with the epic filter.  However, if a task is linked to an epic from another project, I can't use the epic filter in the backlog.  Is there a board setting that needs to be changed to accomplish this?

 

Thanks

 

Gustav Lindskog

Hey Greg,

Happy to have you here in the Atlassian Community!

So, to my understanding, you have a project we call "Project A".
You want to filter in Epics from another project, called "Project B".
For you to be able to see those Epics (or any other issue type for that matter) you need to include the other issues in the Board filter of the board that you are working in.

To change the board filter (based on JQL) you need to either have Board Admin or Administrator permission (as per Standard configurations).

The filter should look something like this:

"project in ("Project A","Project B")"

Mind you, this will bring in ALL issues from both Project A and B. But this way you can experiment a bit with what you bring in to the Board (and backlog) as you like.

Hopefully this explains it, atleast initially Let me know if you need further help.

/G