In 2024, Atlassian replaced the “Epic link” and “Parent link” fields in Jira with a single “Parent” field, as customers wanted the ability to create issue hierarchies above the Epic level (i.e Features, Initiatives, and Themes).
This means better reporting around work structures in Jira. You now have more flexibility when it comes to building charts around issue hierarchies in Jira, as they are no longer limited to the typical levels of Epic → Story → Sub-task.
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Setting |
Description |
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Enhanced parent calculation and hierarchy filtering |
Allows you to disable/enable enhanced parent calculation and hierarchy filtering (the dropdowns that appear below it). This is automatically enabled (green toggle) if “Parent” is selected for the Chart by or Group by value. |
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Chart hierarchy level |
Allows you to select which issue type should be at the Parent level. |
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Issue types in calculation |
Allows you to customize the issue types to show and. hide within the hierarchy. Children: Select or exclude all Children issue types Parents: Select or exclude all Parent issue types |