Plans: Not possible to choose dependency other than block

[Martin Vali]

II want to see dependency diagram for link "Cause" and "Caused by" but i'm only able to choose blocks and blocked by

[Dave Mathijs · Accepted solution]

Hi @Martin Vali 

By default, dependencies in your plan treat all issue links as though they have the Blocks issue link type. In order to use custom issue links, they must be created and defined by an administrator.

This is a two step process, you need to be a Jira administrator.

1. Configure your issue link

1. Navigate to the Jira admin panel using the  icon in the upper right and select Work items.

2. In the left hand sidebar, select Work item linking under Work item features. 

3. Make sure that work item linking is set to ON. If it's not, select Activate to enable it.

4. Once activated, you can edit the Name, Outward description, and Inward description of an existing work item link by selecting Edit from the right column. Use Update to save your changes.

   1. To add a new link, define the name of your new work item link and the descriptions using the fields under the Add New Link Type header. Use Add to save it. 

Read more about issue linking.

2. Apply that configuration to your plan

1. Navigate to the Jira admin panel using the  icon in the upper right and select Products.

2. Go to Dependencies on the left side nav. Add an issue linking type using the dropdown menu, or remove it with the x that appears in the box. Use Swap on the right side to invert the dependent relationship. 

3. Select Save changes.

[Martin Vali]

@Dave Mathijs hi,

There is no such thing as "work items"

[Martin Vali]

I got it working, thanks