Evidence of Task-Sub task link

[Amedeo]

Good morning,

is there a possible solution in order to highlight during Issue Search the link between a Task and a Sub-task created directly from the Task itself?

In practical words: I would like to highlight the connection between all the sub tasks created from a task, also during a Issues Search (or a a filter).

Can you help me, please?

Thanks

Amedeo

[Alexander Pappert · Accepted solution]

I created a custom field "parent summary" and I fill this with addons like JMCF, automation or scriptrunner.

Then I show it in the issue search columns

[Amedeo]

Hi @Alexander Pappert ,

what kind of automation did you use?

Amedeo

[Alexander Pappert]

I used automation or JMCF, but you can use the tool that you may already have bought

Not sure if the automation is still free in the basic version for jira server

[Amedeo]

yes, we have Project Automation, but how did you set up yours?

Which kind of field you used in order to fill in the custom field parent summary?

[Alexander Pappert]

create a new custom field "ParentSummary"

show it (no edit) in tasks and subtask

create automation rule on parent task edit, that it copies the summary into the new field ParentSummary

[Amedeo]

hi @Alexander Pappert ,

I tried and it works!!!

Thanks for the support.

Amedeo

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

Jira does not record how an issue was created, so no, you can't run a search that will report on where a sub-task was created from.

But you can tie sub-tasks to their parents, as @Alexander Pappert has described.  Obviously, I do it with Scriptrunner, but I wanted to add that the best way to do it is include the new field on the parent issues too, so that you can search and sort and find the parent issue included.

[Sergejs Cuhrajs _Appfire_]

Hi @Amedeo , I see someone here recommended JMCF. It's a third-party paid app to be clear, but if you are unable to solve the issue natively, it's worth looking into for custom field calculations. If I understood your use case correctly, the 'Calculate and display the assignees of the sub-tasks on the parent issue.' should fit the bill, see steps here.

[Amedeo]

hi @Sergejs Cuhrajs _Appfire_ ,

thanks for your reply.

Unfortunately we don't have JMCF, so I think I have to search for a different approach/solution to solve my issue.

Thanks anyway

Amedeo

[John Funk]

Hi Amedeo,

Pretty much all sub-tasks must be created from the parent. What is it that you are trying to solve for? 

[Amedeo]

Hi @John Funk ,

I try to explain better my request.

In the Issues Search view I can highlight the Epic Link as a column in the visualization.

Is there a similar "field/column" where I can view the name of the (parent) Task when I visualize the sub-tasks?

See the image attached for an explanation.

Thanks

Amedeo

[John Funk]

Okay, I think I understand now. Try add the Parent field. 

[Amedeo]

I have only Parent Link and it doesn't give the right results.

Any other solutions?

Thanks

Amedeo

[John Funk]

What type of project is this? 

[Amedeo]

What do you mean with "type"?

[John Funk]

Company-managed? Team-managed? Jira Work Management/Business? 

[Amedeo]

Ah ok...it's a Team-managed project

[John Funk]

So you are on Cloud and not Server?

[Amedeo]

Wait...all our projects are managed centrally by our Company and we are on Server, I suppose.

[John Funk]

Can you share a screenshot of that full page from above? So I can see what is in the left hand side. 

[Amedeo]

[John Funk]

Ah, definitely not Cloud then. And here is another post in which the user also cannot add the Parent field. 

https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Jira-Software-questions/Field-quot-parent-quot-not-visible-in-Column-filter-Jira-Data/qaq-p/1792140

[Amedeo]

Yep, I see the post...so there is no way to have that information in Server, right?

[John Funk]

I don't know  - it doesn't look like it though.  :-(

[Amedeo]

ok, thanks anyway