How to link user stories to Epics with labels or inherit labels?

Question

I have one label for each epic, like cat1, cat2, cat3.

I do not want to create labels for each story; however, I want to create a filter on my Kanban board that will help me view all user stories linked to an epic with cat1.. and so on.

Using third-party plugins is not a viable option at this point. The ideal solution will be a JQL query.

Another alternative is to automatically copy/inherit the label when a story is linked to a labelled epic.

Appreciate the help! Thanks.

João Fernandes · Answer

Another option is to set Epic as swimlanes. Your filter would get both epic and issues under it, and set the epic as swimlanes and then you will see all issues linked to the epic under it in the board.

Bhavesh DHAKA · Answer

Thanks for the reply, João. Automation for JIRA looks good and quite comprehensive.

Daniel Turczanski - JQL Search Extensions · Answer

Hi, you can use JQL Search Extensions plugin for that:  documentation

Otherwise, you won't be able to create a filter.  You could manually perform a search for epics with labels and then export that result and perform another manual search for issues with Epic Link within the epics you've found in the first search.