This feature is not in production yet and will be released on 27th September 2021
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Here you can view and edit the component hierarchy.PICTURE: How to access component hierarchy in Octo to create sub-components in Jira
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How to create sub-components?
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1. Create sub-components using drag and drop in the Component hierarchy
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In the main Jira navigation menu, go to Apps > Octo Component management.
In Octo click on the Component hierarchy tab.
You need to have at least two Jira Components to create a sub-component. You can use Create component button to create new Jira components.
Click on one of the components in the list and drag it over the other component and then drop.
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1. Assigning label by dragging and dropping in the hierarchy
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In the main Jira navigation menu, go to Apps > Octo Component management.
In Octo click on the Component hierarchy tab.
Drag component you would like to assign a label to over the label and drop
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2. Assigning label from the component detail
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In the main Jira navigation menu, go to Apps > Octo Component management.
In the Components tab or in the Component hierarchy tab click on the component name in the table to open the component detail.
In the component detail, click on the Label field and select the existing component label or create a new one.
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How to add components to issue using component hierarchy?
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Open issue detail
Open the Component hierarchy field by clicking on the “lego“ icon under issue Summary (you need to do this only once, next time you access the issue field will be visible)
Click on the Component hierarchy field and select component from the dropdown.
Click outside the field to save
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