Epic Mode

On this page:

1 Overview
2 Data
- 2.1 Issue Types
- 2.2 Columns
- 2.3 Filter JQL (since v2.0.0)
- 2.4 Sort By (since v1.6)
3 Display
- 3.1 Table Visualization
- 3.2 Issues
- 3.3 Categories
- 3.4 Jira Panels
4 Locations

Overview

In Epic mode, the Issue Matrix panel will contain only the issues linked to the current issue of type Epic. It won't show up in non-epic issues. This mode is designed to be as close as possible to the standard Issues In Epic panel in Jira and, at the same time, enhance it with selectable columns, sorting, etc.

One of the differences between Epic mode and Issue Links mode is the operation of the plus button. In Epic mode, it opens the create issue dialog so that stories linked to the current epic can be made, while in Issue Links mode, it opens the create link dialog.

In Epic mode, the different configuration options are organized into the following groups:

Data
Display
Locations

Data

The Data configuration options let you control the content displayed in the matrix table.

Issue Types

In this section, you can specify which issue types will be shown. If no issue types are chosen, all issues will be shown.

Columns

Any of the available issue custom fields can be added to the list of columns that will be visualized in the Issue Matrix panel. The field value visualized will be the same as in the Issue Navigator.

Adding a progress bar

If you want to have a progress bar in your matrix, you can add the Σ Progress field as a column. If you don't see it in the field selector, you must enable time tracking for your Jira instance first. To do that, go to Settings > Issues > Time tracking and click the Activate button.

You can specify the Width of the columns you add to the Issue Matrix table. For details, see Customize Column Width.

Since v. 2.8.0, you can also specify the Header of each column you add to the Issue Matrix table. If you want to have column headers adapted to your use cases, set the headers when you configure the Issue Matrix columns. When you choose a field from the list to be added as a column to the Issue Matrix table, the column header is set by default to the custom field's name. If you want to revert to the default header of a column, just delete the contents in the Header column of the configuration.

You can enable Inline Edit for the fields within each column. For details, see Inline Edit.

Filter JQL (since v2.0.0)

Use this additional JQL to further filter the linked issues that will be shown in the Issue Matrix table. You can also use the Issue Matrix JQL Extension. This filter will be executed only over the set of issues that would normally be shown in the Issue Matrix panel - no additional issues will be shown. For example, if you have the JQL resolution = unresolved, the Issue Matrix panel will show only the unresolved issues linked to the current issue. If the JQL is invalid, it is ignored, and no additional filtering is applied.

Sort By (since v1.6)

This setting lets you control the sort order of the issues shown in the Issue Matrix table. The order of the issues can be ascending or descending based on the values of the selected field.

If you add multiple sort fields, the sorting will be done according to their priority.

The method used is the same used in Jira - Lucene, and only the sortable fields are present as choices.

Later, each user can change the sorting directly from the table. For details, see Adjust an Issue Matrix table in Issue Detail View.

Display

The Display options let you control how the Issue Matrix table is visualized. In addition, you can hide the default Hide Issue in Epic panel to avoid showing the same linked issues twice.

Table Visualization

The options in this section are:

Show Table Headers: If enabled, this option will visualize the fields configured in the Column selection as table headers. Users will be able to sort the table by clicking the table headers. See Adjust an Issue Matrix table in Issue Detail View.
Show Empty Table: If enabled, the Issue Matrix table will be shown even if there are no issues to be displayed. This allows adding a new issue to the epic.

Issues

Since v.5.0, the Issue Matrix table includes pagination when viewed in Issue Detail View and Agile Boards for improved performance. You can choose the default page size of the Issue Matrix table. The page size must be a value between 1 and 1,000, and it is initially set to 10.

This setting automatically applies to all users. Later, each user can change this setting for their account directly from the table. For details, see Adjust an Issue Matrix table in Issue Detail View.

Issue Matrix pagination is not available in the Issue Navigator, Issue Matrix preview, nested matrices, dashboards, Service Desk queue, and as a Confluence macro. In these locations, the Issue Matrix table displays all issues.

In earlier versions, this section lets you specify the number of initially visible issues in the Issue Matrix table. The remaining issues will be shown after clicking the Show more link. To remove the limit, either choose All or set the Selected entry to 0.

After upgrading to v. 5.0 or later, the current number of issues initially visible becomes the default page size of the Issue Matrix table.

Jira Panels