Is there a way to assign a subtask to a sprint without it's parent task?

[Tanya Courtney]

Hello Folks!

When doing sprint planning, certain subtasks are to be taken care of during a sprint but not necessarily the whole task as we use subtasks to map out the stages of completion for a task.

Does anyone know if there is a way to just assign subtasks to sprints without the parent task?

For context we are using Software Project to utilize the sprint planning functionality - however on a marketing level not on development.

[Mikael Sandberg · Accepted solution]

Hi @Tanya Courtney,

Welcome to Atlassian Community!

The short answer is no, subtasks cannot belong to a sprint separate from its parent. Same thing applies if the parent is in a done status and the subtasks are not, you will not be able to close the sprint. 

[Tanya Courtney]

Thank you very much @Mikael Sandberg ! Curious about your opinion then - would you just suggest we move away from sub-tasking or do you have any other suggestions.

[Mikael Sandberg]

You could either use epics and tasks, or the other option would be to use issue links and link tasks that are related.

[MichaelThai]

I think it is much complicated. A story should have multiple tasks under it, and each task can assign to a specific sprint