Is it possible to make a Sub-Task visible while the Parent Issue remains hidden?

Phil Steinbach

Hello Atlassian Community,

I am trying to implement the following setup in Jira:

• A normal task should remain hidden from a specific user (via Issue Security Level).

• A sub-task under that task should be visible and assignable to that user.

• The user should be able to work on the sub-task without having access to the parent task.

However, it appears that Jira automatically prevents a sub-task from being visible if the parent issue is not visible to the same user.

My questions:

1. Is this behavior hard-coded in Jira?

2. Is there any supported way to allow a sub-task to be visible while the task remains hidden?

3. Would adjusting the Issue Security Scheme or Workflow configuration make this possible?

4. Or is the only viable solution to replace the sub-task with a separate issue linked to the task?

Thank you in advice.

Trudy P Claspill

Hello @Phil Steinbach 

1. Yes

2. No

3. No

4. Yes

Subtasks inherit the Security Level of their parent item. There is no supported method to make the subtask visible to a user that doesn't have permission to see the parent item. The only supported methods are to move the subtask to an item that is visible to the user, or convert the subtask to a standard-level item type that can be made visible to the user.

If you are not currently using Epics in this Space you might consider changing your work item type usage to use Epics and standard items rather than standard items and subtasks.