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On your Jira Cloud site, navigate your Project settings or Project settings > Apps for team-managed projects.
On the left menu, choose Issue Matrix configuration.
On the Issue Matrices page, click the Add Matrix button.
Choose the type of the Issue Matrix from the list: Sub-tasks, Issue Links, Epic, JQL, or Similar.
Context: On the Add Matrix page, configure the context of the Issue Matrix: choose the projects and the issue types for each project where the Issue Matrix panel will be shown.
Learn more about project linkingType: In the Type section, choose the issue types shown in your Issue Matrix.
Data > Columns: Configure the information (columns, their width, and headers) the Issue Matrix will show. The columns you can choose between are custom fields from your Jira Cloud instance.
Data > Results: (not applicable to the Similar Matrix type) Choose the maximum number of issues that the Issue Matrix panel can show. By default, all available results are displayed.
Data > Categories: (Optional) Configure issue categories to organize and highlight specific issues more easily using colors.
Sort By: For the Sub-task, Issue Links, and Epic Issue matrices, you can set a default sort order for the issues displayed in the Issue Matrix panel. You can choose one or more columns as a default sorting criteria among the sortable custom field list.
For JQL matrices, sorting can be achieved using sort clauses in the JQL query.Preview: Enter an issue key in the Preview area to see how the matrix panel will appear in this issue.
Save the configuration.
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