Structures - Can I "group by" underneath the top level issues (Initiative/Epic) instead of above?

[Douglas Clendening]

I'm attempting to group my issues in a way that doesn't seem possible in structures. What I want to do is essentially: GROUP BY Initiative, Component so that the layout looks something like this:

(Initiative-1) Show value via metrics
     (Component-Team 1)
          (Epic-100) Determine appropriate data to gather

     (Component-Team 2)
          (Epic-101) Build charts

     (Component)-Team 3)
          (Epic-102) Determine appropriate data to gather

(Initiative-2) Create documentation
     (Component-Team 1)
          (Epic-103) Create confluence space

     (Component-Team 2)
          (Epic-104) Refine process documentation

     (Component)-Team 3)
          (Epic-105) Refine process documentation

...Where the focus is on the Initiatives first and foremost, and the grouping below it is by Components (teams in this case). I can only get this to work in the opposite way, where Component is the top level which then shows all of the Initiatives under it since no single team owns those.

Is there a way to achieve this view? When I try to add "Group By" automation after the initial JQL insert, it says I'm creating a generator and fails. If I add it to the top level, that is not what I'm looking for.

[Mario O.G · Accepted solution]

Hi Douglas, 

If my suspicion is correct, you might need to invert the order of the groups, or manually set the Group by component/s generator to work on the "Next Level,"

Another way to achieve this goal is to:

1. Insert the initiatives through the Insert generator

Automation > + > Insert > JQL Query... 

A simple query example would be: Project = xxx and issuetype = initiative

2. Use the Child Issues (Portfolio) extender to pull in the epics.

Automation > + > Extend > Child Issues (Portfolio)... 

3. Group by Component/s

Automation > + Group > Component/s - (Set it to work on the next level).

4. Use the Stories under Epics generator to pull in stories, optionally.

Automation > + > Extend > Stories under Epics

Note: Before adding a generator, you need to select the top level-row of your hierarchy (where it displays your structure's name).

I hope that helps.

(Thank you for using Structure).

Mario O.G

[ALM Works]

[Douglas Clendening]

Thank you Mario. I realized  "Group on level" setting is what I needed. It's strange that the setting isnt visible when you are creating the "group by", but appears when you go to edit it.

[Michael St]

Hi Douglas

I have the same desire. I don't see Level in the Group By drop-down. 

When you say it "appears when you go to edit it," where/how are you editing? What are you editing? 

Novice user here... 

Thanks, this would be very helpful.