Can we add an expand feature to an epic?

[Jenny Lapat]

We would like the ability to add an expanding feature to an epic, ex. expand an epic to reveal sub-tasks beneath the epic .  Conversely, we would also like to condense sub-tasks under an epic.

Is there a way when we are searching for issues or tasks, that only the epics are shown in the search filter? This way when we select an epic, the sub-tasks expand beneath the epic?

Example:

EPIC 1

       Sub-Tasks A

       Sub-Tasks B

EPIC 2

       Sub-Tasks A

       Sub-Tasks B

       Sub-Tasks C

We are a publishing business and we are having trouble filtering through hundreds of sub-tasks.  We are planning to use epics as 'campaigns' and the projects as our 'advertisers'.  Since we run hundreds of campaigns need a solution to organize our view.

Thank you for the help!

[Meck · Accepted solution]

Hello @Jenny Lapat,

First of all... I have a doubt:

Do you not use Tasks?

And now, lemme try help you.

1. To find only Epics
   1. you can use Type = Epic at your filter. 
      
      
2. And to show only issues in Epic, 
   
   1. you should use this filter: issuekey in linkedIssues("<EPIC_ID")

Did I help you? 

Regards,

Lameck.

[Meck]

Jenny Lapat, is this help you?

[Jenny Lapat]

Thanks for the response.  I still don't think this is exactly what we're looking for though.  We want to see if there is any option to essentially shrink the view / expand a sub-task under an epic.  Don't think this is possible but just want to double check.

Thank you for the help.