Drag and drop re-order sub-tasks on Jira cloud

[Adam Taylor]

I'm using Jira cloud and I'm sure I could previously open an Issue and then manually drag and drop the order of child sub-tasks (in the same way you can re-order a check list).

However, I can't seem to do this anymore - I hover the mouse over the sub-task and the drag and drop thing doesn't appear.

Am I misremembering here?

[Walter Buggenhout · Accepted solution]

Hi @Adam Taylor,

You are not misremembering. Dragging and dropping sub-tasks did indeed work and testing it just a moment ago in a JSW Company managed project still does work.

As Jira now has several products (JSW, JSM, JWM, JPD) and team managed and company managed project types, I would not entirely be surprised if the behaviour is not the same in all product editions. So I would recommend to have a look at the type of project you are in.

Also, the implementation issue for this feature (implemented back in 2019 from JRACLOUD-24547) also mentions how the feature does not work in child issues to Epics. Also something worth checking.

Hopes this is reassuring and helpful!

[Thomas Marty]

Hi @Walter Buggenhout I used the drag and drop function very often to change the order of subtasks in order to prioritize.
I've been seeing the sup-tasks in table form for a few days now and can no longer adjust the order. Is there any way to get the old version back?

[Kresten]

The drag and drop does not appear when hovering over sub-tasks, if you have chosen to 'Hide Done' in three dot-menu above the list of sub-tasks on an issue.

[Florian Zierer]

Yes, that was also the issue on my side.

I was wondering why my colleague could reorder the subtasks but I was not able to.

It was the "Hide Done" checkbox.