How could I publish in Confluence a list of Jira tasks ordered by task dependency?

Question

Hi everyone!

I'm a Jira newbie. I'm trying to get a list of tasks which belong to a specific epic, but ordered by task dependency.

I tried to do so by creating a Filter like this one:

`project = COOL_PROJECT AND "Epic Link" = EPIC_IM_MANAGING`

Then, I embedded this Filter in my Confluence doc, and it works. However, I don't  know how to order the tasks by dependencies, showing first those tasks which doesn't have any blocker, and later, those blocked by a previous one.

It could be a plain list, a Gantt chart or something else. There are two important things:

- Give visibility of the task dependencies
- Could be embedded in a Confluence document to be shared later

Any ideas how to do so? Thanks in advance,

Jack Brickey · Answer

Hi @Mario Sotil ,

It seems that you are on JIra premium, correct? Assuming so you do have advanced roadmaps which allows you to visualize dependencies - view-and-manage-dependencies-in-advanced-roadmaps . I believe that advanced roadmaps can be added to Confluence though I have not tried this myself. If this does not meet your needs then possibly consider an add-on in the marketplace.

Jack Brickey · Answer

Hi @Mario Sotil , OOTB that capability does not exist. There is Advanced Roadmaps in Jira premium that will allow you to visualize issue dependencies. - view-and-manage-dependencies-in-advanced-roadmaps . I also believe that you can add advance roadmap due to confluence. However I have not done this myself so I cannot comment on how it may or may not let your needs. If premium is not an option then consider the marketplace for add-ons.

Mario Sotil · Answer

To clarify, it's not necessary to have sequential numbers. Instead of "1, 2, 3, etc", It could be the usual Jira task ids (SOMETHING-12345). The most important part is to have the list by the order of execution. As I was mentioning before, the order is defined by the dependencies between tasks.