Epic Mode

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Rosen Marinkov
Last updated: Jul 17, 2023 by
Julver Petrova
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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 at non-epic issues. This mode has been 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. It opens the create issue dialogue so that stories linked to the current epic can be made, while in Issue Links mode, it will open the create link dialogue.

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

  • Data

  • Display

  • Locations

Data

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.

Column Selection

Any custom fields available for the issue can be added to the list of columns 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 should add the Σ Progress field as a column. If you don't see it in the field selector, you will need to 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 in the Issue Matrix table. See the Customizable Column Width page for more information.

Customizable Column Header (since v2.8.0): You can 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, delete the contents in the Header column of the configuration.

Filter JQL (since v2.0.0)

Use this additional JQL to further filter the linked issues in the Issue Matrix panel. The Issue Matrix JQL Extension can also be used. This filter will be executed only over the set of issues usually 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 epic. If the JQL is invalid, it is ignored, and no additional filtering is applied.

Sort By Selection (since v1.6)

The setting in this section controls the sort order of the sub-tasks shown in the Issue Matrix panel. The order of the issues could be Ascending or Descending based on the selected field's values.

Multiple sort fields can be added - sorting will be done according to their priority.

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

Display

The display options control how the Issue Matrix table will be visualized. The default Sub-Task panel can be hidden to avoid showing the same sub-tasks twice.

 

Table Visualization

The visualization options for the Issue Matrix table are:

  1. Show Table Headers
    When this option is checked, the Issue Matrix panel will visualize the fields configured in the Column selection as Table Header.

  2. Show Empty Table
    When this option is checked, the Issue Matrix will be shown even if there are no issues. This allows adding new sub-tasks directly to the issue.

Limit the number of shown issues (since v2.1)

Set the number of issues shown by default in an Issue Matrix table. After clicking on the "Show more..." link, the remaining issues will be shown. To remove the limit, choose All or set the Selected entry to 0.

Jira Panels

The visualization options for the Jira panels are:

  1. Hide Sub-Tasks
    When this option is checked, the default Sub-Task panel will be hidden on the Issue View screen.

  2. Hide Issue Links
    When this option is checked, the default Linked Issues panel will be hidden on the Issue View screen.

  3. Hide Issues in Epic
    When this option is checked, the default panel showing all stories linked to an issue of type Epic will be hidden on this Epic issue View screen.

Locations

You can configure the locations in Jira where you want to show the Issue Matrix. Configure the visualization of the Issue Matrix in the Issue Navigator and Agile Boards.