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Order of Subtasks within a Parent Task

Jeff White3

Is there a way to change to the order sub-tasks when on the Main Screen viewing the Parent Issue? Sometimes I have to insert sub-tasks and it would be helpful to be able to control the order.

short of that , can anyone tell me how the sort is currently ordered?

Accepted answers

Miranda Rawson

Hi Jeff,

Right now there is no way to reorganize the subtasks. We do have a couple open improvement requests, here and here, but they have been open for a quite a while.

It looks like currently the subtasks are first sorted by what the subtask does (relates to, blocks, etc), in alphabetical order. Next they are sorted by what type of issue they are (bug, task, etc), and finally once more by whether they are open or closed. I hope this helps!

Cheers,

Miranda

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Miranda Rawson

Hi Jeff,

Right now there is no way to reorganize the subtasks. We do have a couple open improvement requests, here and here, but they have been open for a quite a while.

Cheers,

Miranda

Tanner Wortham

You can create a bookmarklet with the code below. Once created, you can reorder tasks by drag and drop. This re-order sticks across all users.

Create a bookmark with this code:

javascript:(function(){jQuery(function(){jQuery("#issuetable&gt;tbody").sortable({start:function() {old_order=getorder();} ,stop:function(event,ui){new_order=getorder();for(i=0;i&lt;=new_order.length;i++) {id=ui.item[0].id;if(id==old_order[i])oldpos=i;if(id==new_order[i])newpos=i;} jQuery.ajax( {url:'/jira/secure/MoveIssueLink.jspa?id='+jQuery('#key-val').attr('rel')+'&amp;currentSubTaskSequence='+oldpos+'&amp;subTaskSequence='+newpos,} );}});function getorder(){order=[];jQuery('#issuetable&gt;tbody').children('tr').each(function(idx,elm) {if(elm.id)order.push(elm.id)} );return order;}});})()

Go to an issue whose sub-tasks you wish to reorder.
Click on the new bookmark you created.
Reorder the tasks just as you'd reorder your Netflix queue.
Profit.

Zachary Kent

This totally works, Tanner! Thanks!

Hector Galura

I am able to re-order, but the change doesn't stick. Thoughts ?

Bill Gray

Best Jira tip in months! Even if it is almost a couple of years old <blush>

unknown

I adapted @Tanner Wortham's bookmarklet into a working chrome extension, we use this in the office now. here smile you need to enable dev mode on chrome extensions to install this. thanks

enriquein

I can't believe this still works! In order to make the changes stick I had to click on any of the subtask's "Move" arrows (pretty much clicked down on the last one or up on the first one). Much faster than going one by one clicking on those move arrows.

Corentin Méhat

I found a solution that I initially posted on https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRA-8053

I managed to use the EXOCET plugin to create a new "data-panel" in order to do so :
https://valiantys.atlassian.net/wiki/display/EXO/Display+Advanced+data+panels

the JQL used to show the subtasks of the current task beeing :

issuetype in subTaskIssueTypes() ORDER BY "myCF"

Andreas Schwarze

For me, the Java Script and the Extension did not work (drag&drop yes, but saving the new positions did not work) so I just changed the URL behind an arrow button manually by copying the link of the arrow button into the browser URL field and changed the "subTaskSequence=" part of the URL to the new position (it´s actually the new position - 1). Not so nice but still time saving...

I tried the JavaScript Bookmark solution in IE 11 and Chrome 49.0 (on Chrome the Extension as well) on a Company Notebook which might has some restrictions...The Company uses JIRA v7.0.10

Logi Helgu

Thanks Tanner...a lot

gaerae

I use this in the office now of a chrome extension.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/jira-subtask-sortable/hcidkmckdnbkbjghgcgeikdoljdhlimb

Hector Catre

Installed. Works Great! Recommended to my team.

Jerzy Kaminski

I have used the solution posted by Rob Calcroft did not need to enable Dev mode in Chrome extensions just downloaded the jave file from the link he posted and then dragged it over the extensions page and it was added fine. Thanks.

Sridhar Sarnobat

Wow, lifesaver!

Serhii Riabovil

You can use ScriptRunner to change a sub-task sequence. In the example below a sub-task will be moved to the end of the list:


import com.atlassian.jira.component.ComponentAccessor
import com.atlassian.jira.issue.link.IssueLink
import com.atlassian.jira.issue.Issue

def subTaskManager = ComponentAccessor.getSubTaskManager()
def issueManager = ComponentAccessor.getIssueManager()

Issue parentIssue = issueManager.getIssueObject('TEST-100')
Issue subTaskIssue = issueManager.getIssueObject('TEST-200')

List<IssueLink> subTaskIssueLinks = subTaskManager.getSubTaskIssueLinks(parentIssue.id)
Long currentSeq = subTaskIssueLinks.findIndexOf {IssueLink link -> link.destinationId == subTaskIssue.id}
Long newSeq = subTaskIssueLinks.size() - 1 // the end of the sub-taks list
subTaskManager.moveSubTask(parentIssue, currentSeq, newSeq)

Randall Kasper_rtn88e

The script above doesn't work for me (version dependent?). THIS, however, worked like a champ! Thanks!

Roberta_t1e5kc

Hi all,

Sorry for my transparency. The fact that we had to fix this simple functionality in the browser and not in Jira itself, is it considered resolved? I am shocked to be honest.

When is Atlassian addressing this issue in their application?

Thanks,

Roberta

Serhii Riabovil

Hi Roberta, possibility to order sub-tasks was added in JIRA Server 7.6.0: https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRASERVER-24547

Roberta_t1e5kc

Thank you!

Sandro Noel_qhtfxf

You have to be a ticket management software selling company to ironically not be bothered with open tickets..."for a quite a while."

Rob Woodgate

As of the latest version of Jira Cloud, you can now reorder sub-tasks using drag and drop.

Corentin Méhat

Hello,

I implemented a subtask re-ordering a bit like what I think you mean here with the 'data panels' feature of the plugin "Elements Copy&Sync" (formerly exocet) :

https://doc.elements-apps.com/elements-copy-and-sync/latest/data-panels

Herve Leung-Tack

I tried to find the drag and drop capability ... couldn't find it. Do you have some documentation showing how and where you can do it ?

Rob Woodgate

Hi Herve,

I don't have any documentation, I'm just a customer like you :-)

To use it, open a story that has multiple sub-tasks and drag them around to re-order them. This is in Jira Cloud, not the server version. If it doesn't work you should probably put a ticket in to Atlassian.

S_ Francoeur

According to https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRACLOUD-24547, the fix seems to be available only in the new issue view.

In the old issue view, I've had success with the workaround mentioned here:
https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRACLOUD-8053?focusedCommentId=1328196&page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel#comment-1328196

Nigel B. Peck

Finally solved this for a next-gen project. Perhaps it's mentioned somewhere but I couldn't find it. Here's how I managed to do it...

I could not find any way to do this when viewing an issue, in detail view or otherwise.

What I had to do was go to the board and select "Group By" and then "Subtask" at the top right. This then enables you to change the order of the subtasks. Some info on accessing this here, although not specifically relating to reordering, just to accessing that subtask view.

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