Configure backlog for `is blocked by`

Sandrine Boissel

I'd like to be able to configure the card layout on the backlog so that each issue shows only other issues blocking it. I saw that you can include `linked issues` as a field, but this shows both relations `blocks` and `is blocked by`. Is there a way to only get the latter?

Andy Heinzer

In the current versions of Jira, it's not yet possible to do this natively.  However, there is a feature request that appears to be coming in Jira 8.  Check out https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRASERVER-25640 for details.

In the meantime, it could be possible to do this with a plugin for Jira.   There could be multiple ones that can do this, but the one I know of off hand is Adaptavist's Scriptrunner.  Scriptrunner adds additional JQL functions such as hasLinkType that can help you do this.