Help with setting up BigGantt
So we (a team of 6) have Jira Cloud free plan but need more granularity on Roadmaps and for now can't afford the Premium plan for Advanced Roadmaps.
I thought to try a Gantt app and have just installed the BigGantt. However I'm having no succes in getting this up and running with our already existing project data. We have only one project approx 100 issues..
Question: where and how do I map BigGantt agains this existing project? I can't find any easily interpretable documentation and our project has only default settings.
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The first step is to create a Program Box in the Overview module. You can do that by clicking the "Add new" or "plus" icon. Please see my image as a reference.
Once it’s done, you will see a green popup with a link to the Scope definition.
When you click on “Configure scope now,” you will be transferred to Scope Definition. So two clicks, and you are in the place where you can define the scope of your Program. You mentioned that you would like to add the Jira Project. Please enter its name in the right field. See my image below.
Please let me know if there are other areas that you would like to discuss :)
The simplest way is to create Jira Filter that contained selected epics and their children.
Once a filter is created and saved in Jira, you can add it to your Program scope in BigGantt (Program Box Configuration >> Tasks >> Scope definition). See my image as a reference.
You can use the JQL query:
“issuekey” = EPIC-KEY OR "Epic Link" = EPIC-LINK OR parent in (ISSUE-KEY).
However, if you have a number of epics and stories, we recommend using ScriptRunner. It’s the best way for you to write your own JQL functions.
Here are the results that you can get easily using JQL Search Extensions
- For each epic, all the tasks that have an epic link to it
issue in childrenOfEpicsInQuery("project = 'Project Key' AND issuetype = Epic") - For each epic or task, all the tasks that are subtasks of it
subTaskOfQuery = "project = 'Project Key' AND issuetype in (Epic, Task)"
Here & here you can find the documentation that may be useful for you.
Muchas gracias! cree el filtro, pero no me figura en biggantt, de todas formas copie el texto del filtro y lo pegué, pero solo puedo ver las 6 épicas que contienen ese texto, como escribo que quiero todas las historias dentro de esas epicas? Muchas gracias por su tiempo!
Indeed, basic tasks can coexist with other tasks and work great as placeholders or temporary. However, please be informed that by default, they are placed at the very bottom of your task lists.
Building the task structure using the Basic task can only be done manually using drag & drop or indent/outdent arrows.
On which module can you not see epics from your scope?
Of course, you can filter the Gantt view by using a simple JQL query: issuetype = Epic or create Quick Filter.
BigPicture is bi-synchronized with Jira, so deleting an issue in BigPicture is equal to deleting it from Jira. However, you can adjust the scope of your Program.
To narrow down the scope and exclude unnecessary issues, use the JQL box (in Box Configuration >> Tasks >> Scope Definition), which uses the "AND" operator in relation to the items listed above. See my explanatory image below.
Please let me know if you have any further questions.
Hi! I can't filter by epics because the epics of my project were not imported.
And how can I make only a couple of epics of my project appear in biggantt? I want to see those epics with their stories and tasks
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