Building a Structure with Generators

The following article is for structures built in Power mode.

Generators are special rules that tell Structure what work items to show you from Jira and where to place them within the structure. Structures built using generators will update themselves automatically when there are relevant changes in Jira.

To add a generator to a structure, open the +Add menu and choose the type of generator you want to add:

• Insert - This is where you will typically start. Insert generators add work items to the structure based on field values, a JQL query, or an agile board.

• Extend - Add additional work items based on work items already in the structure using the Parent field or work item links.

• Filter - Remove work items based on a JQL query.

• Group - Group work items by Jira fields, custom fields, work item attributes, or work item links.

• Sort - Order work items based on Jira fields or formula results.

Not sure where to start? Check out our guides for creating structures to manage common tasks:

• Identify blockers across projects

• Backlog grooming

• Manage epics and stories (and identify work items without epics)

• Release management

• Resource allocation

• SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework)

• Service queue management

• Sprint planning

• Track overdue tasks

Next Steps

Next, we’ll see how you can easily visualize your data by adding columns to your structure.

Working with Columns