Can I create a custom Task (not sub-task) that can be a child of a Story Task or independent?

Question

For our use case, we need a custom Task that can be a child of a Story task, or completely independent. The only way it currently seems possible is to create the same custom task at the Task and Sub-Task level, but we're looking to avoid that duplication.

John Funk · Answer

Hi @Nick Tymeson  - Did you get your question answered?

Hannes Obweger - JXL for Jira · Answer

Hi @Nick Tymeson

you're correct regarding issue links - Jira doesn't "natively" understand them as parent/child relationships; for Jira, they could be _any_ connection between two issues. I'm not aware of an out-of-box solution, unfortunately.

Regarding apps, I understand your concerns. You can always do a free trial and form an opinion on an app first. If you'd like to chat more, just drop me a mail at hannes at fine dot software!

Nick Tymeson · Answer

I created the custom linked issue type 'is a child of', however it doesn't look like Jira recognizes that the same way it recognizes the parent/child relationship of a story task to a sub-task. We'd like to stay on the story/task level. Linked issues appear as outwardIssues/inwardIssues. Regardless of naming conventions for custom linked issue types, it appears this will always be the case for how they're referenced.
I'd like to avoid Marketplace apps due to costs with a high number of active users. Is this not supported out-of-box?
I appreciate your feedback.