Can I create a dashboard based on number of linked issues to a Defect?

[Rishi Raj Sharma]

How Can I calculate number of linked issues to a particular defect in jira.

[PVS]

Hi @Rishi Raj Sharma 

Starting with Jira Server 8.0.0, Jira now has the native functionality to be able to search in JQL by link types.  Please see Advanced Searching: Field reference: Issue link type.

In Jira 8 and higher, you can search JQL with something such as as

Project = XYZ and issueLinkType in (blocks, causes)

This would return all the issues in project XYZ that have at least one issue link of either blocks or causes type that your account has permissions to see.  You can use multiple link types in the search here, if you included all the link types in your search you can then find all those issues that have links of any type.

If you're not on Jira 8 or higher  using a plugin would also be able to provide a solution here.  I hope this helps.