How to configure swimlines showing 'is blocked by' issues?

[Roberto Luis Rodriguez-Estevez]

Hello!

I need to organize swimlines showing the 'is blocked by' issues in it. I think, we need to define a JQL-Querry to filter the 'is blocked by' issues to the issues in the project.  (Scrum board, all issues belongs to the same project)

The main point is, I don't know how to filter the 'is blocked by' issues, i.e. how to define a JQL for configure the swimlines with that query. 

Any hints?

Thanks for your time!

Regards

Roberto

[John Funk · Accepted solution]

Hi Roberto,

Are you using a Team-managed or Company-managed project? If Company-managed, I would just use a Quick Filter on the board instead of a whole swimlane, but that's up to you. 

Try this: issueLinkType = "is blocked by"

[Roberto Luis Rodriguez-Estevez]

Thank you very much @John Funk ! You save my day!

[John Funk]

Great! Glad to help. 

[Roberto Luis Rodriguez-Estevez]

Maybe an additional question:
Starting from a board whose swimlines are sorted by stories: How can I display the 'blocks' issues instead of the sub-tasks?

Thanks!

[Najm Polaris]

Hi @Roberto Luis Rodriguez-Estevez

try to create a swimlane in board settings using the query provided by @John Funk and it should work. 

[Roberto Luis Rodriguez-Estevez]

Yes, it works. However, the board shows all Issues having 'is blocked by' in one group (swimline). 

It would be better if there was one group per issue, with the link 'is blocked by' and below that the linked issues (the blocker ones).

[John Funk]

Issues can only appear in one swimlane. So if the issue meets the criteria of multiple swimlanes, it will appear in the top listed swimlane. As mentioned above, you are better off using a Quick Filter for the blocked issues versus putting them in a swimlane.