JIRA Bug: Board with issues from multiple projects -- "Swimlanes Epics" not working

[Ytsen Boer, de]

Hi, looks like I stumbled on a bug in JIRA.

I've created a SCRUM board with issues from  multiple projects based on a saved filter:

labels = DataScience AND project IN (PROG, STP) ORDER BY Rank

In the board configuration, I've set the option "swimlanes" to "epics":

But on the board itself it does not do that completely. For issues in one of the projects it creates a swimlane based on a parent of an epic, not on the epic (which I think is a bug):

In the screenshot above the "swimlane issue" is of type "Initiative" and is used by the other project. I would like to keep my epic PROG-50 as a child issue under that initiative PROG-10 (to not interfere with the logic of the other project). 

However, for this board, I would like to use the epic (PROG-50) as swimlane en have the stories below it displayed on this board like the stories from the other epics ... 

Is that possible somehow? I really hope there is a solution for this, many many thanks in advance!

[John Funk]

Hi Ytsen,

Can you share the Issue Type Hierarchy for your site? 

[Ytsen Boer, de]

Hi how ar you?

Not sure if I'm looking the right place or that I'm missing some permissions, but the closest I'm getting to an issue hierarchy seems to be this:

That does not help much, does it?

[John Funk]

That's just your scheme. We need the hierarchy. Go to Settings > Issues > Issue Type Hierarchy. 

[Ytsen Boer, de]

Hi, yes, closest I have in my project to "Settings" is "Project settings":

and then I'm looking at these options that do not include "Issue hierarchy" ... :

Perhaps I can view the issue hierarchy through a specific url ( as opposed to clicking my to it)?