Summary

Imagine your project is already overdue, and the issues scheduled for the next release depend on issues in multiple different projects.Managing this is usually a nightmare, but with projects. Finding and managing these issues can be time-consuming and complicated. With JQL Search Extensions for Jira, you can easily identify all issues blocking your project. 

Step 1: Create a new dashboard

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1. Go to Dashboards > Create dashboard.

2. Name the dashboard Project blockers, then click Save. 

Step 2: Create a filter with a JQL query

1. Go to issue search (issue navigator) and

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1. enter the JQL

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1. to find issues blocking your release:
   

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   linkType = blocks AND linkedByIssueProject = SEARCH and linkedIssueStatusCategory != "Done"

2. Save the

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You can further narrow down this search: 

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1. query as a filter and name it Issues blocking search project.

2. If you want to further narrow this search, you can try these options: 

   1. UselinkedIssueType = Story to search for issues that are blockers for stories in your project.

   2. Try linkedIssuePriority = Blocker to search for issues that are dependencies of blockers in your backlog.

   3. Try adding more keywords

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1. 1. : assignee = unassigned - to identify issues that are

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1. 1. being worked on or component = Core

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1. 1. to

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1. 1. limit the search to blockers

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1. 1. from the Core 

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1. 1. component. 

Step 3: Present data on the dashboard

Add the following gadgets to the new dashboard that you created in Step 1:

• Filter Results gadget and : use the saved filter: "Issues blocking Search Project" search project.

• Pie Chart gadget, : use the saved filter: " Issues blocking Search Project" search project and set statistic type to status Status.

• Issue statistics gadget, use Statistics gadget: use the saved filter: "Issues blocking Search Project" search project and set statistic type to project Project.

• Created vs resolved gadget, use saved filter: "Issues blocking Search Project"search project.

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Gadgets configured Configured gadgets will give you a live insight into how your project depends on other projects, what are the exact issues that your project depends on, what is the status of these issues, and if whether the dependencies are closed quicker than the new ones are created. Get JQL Search Extensions and find the blocking issues now!