Display the name of a parent issue in a column in structure

[Martin Härri]

I would like to display the issue (key and/or name) which is linked with "is parent of" in the column of a structure, can I do this?

[Dionathan Lopes _ALM Works_ · Accepted solution]

Hello @Martin Härri 

Dionathan with ALM Works here.

You could use the following sample formula and let me know how it goes (PS: this formula will work only on the latest versions of Structure (V7.0 +)):

issueLinks.FILTER($.type.outward = "is parent of" AND $.destination = this).MAP($.source.key CONCAT ' - ' CONCAT $.source.summary)

or

issueLinks.FILTER($.type.inward = "is parent of" AND $.destination = this).MAP($.source.key CONCAT ' - ' CONCAT $.source.summary)

depending on your setup.

Basically, it is filtering the issue links by "Is parent of" and it should show the Issue Key + Summary in a Formula Column.

Please refer to this article for more information about Item Property Reference

If any further questions, let me know.

Best Regards,
Dionathan L
www.almworks.com 

[Martin Härri]

Brilliant, that's exactly what I was looking for, thanks a lot, Dionathan!

[M0214104]

Really cool - was looking for this and exactly does what I wanted.

Would be great to have examples like this documented at the ALM Works wiki for Structure.

[Dave Rosenlund]

Good suggestion, @M0214104  👍 

I have passed it along to the Structure team and you can expect to see it in the Sample Formulas one day soon.  

-dave

[Jan Wittler]

could it be, that this doesn't work in jira structure cloud? Is there a way to display information from parent ticket in a column with formulas?

[Marijn Plat]

I'd say it works in Jira Cloud.

just set up a formula column with the formula being 'parentlink'

[Martin Imme]

Hi Dionathan, 

thanks a lot for this example, that works perfectly fine. 

Using "easy" properties like status, key or summary instead works: 

issueLinks.FILTER($.type.inward = "is parent of")
.Map($.destination.key)

returns the key(s) of the issues of the 'parent' issues. 

But if I want to display the value of one specific custom field of the parent issue, this fails to works and returns nothing:

issueLinks.FILTER($.type.inward = "is parent of")
.Map($.destination.customfield_10272)

If I'm displaying the 'customfield_10272' on the issue level directly, I see there's a value. 

Any idea what I'm missing in my formula? 

[Dave Rosenlund]

Hi, @Martin Imme. And welcome to the community 👋

Much has changed since Dionathan wrote that response. ALM Works is now part of Tempo Software, and Dionathan may not be associated with Structure support these days.

I suggest you open a ticket with Tempo for a speedier response. And, it would be awesome if you let everyone here know what solution you uncover.

Hope this helps,

-dave

[Pramodh M]

@Martin Härri 

Customization in Board is not possible as of now in Jira Work Management Template Projects.

If you need configurations you can choose to create a kanban board where you will have more control over how cards can be displayed.

Thanks,
Pramodh

[Martin Härri]

Hi Pramodh, I don't think your answer is related to my question, I was talking about Structure from ALMWorks, not kanban boards

[Pramodh M]

Thanks Got it :-)