3. Traceability analysis using a JQL query

Goal

After completing this guide, the user will be able to make a Traceability Analysis with Impact for JIRA using a JQL query.

Pre-requisites

This guide was made considering that :

• you have a JIRA instance installed and running on your server;
• you have Impact for JIRA installed on that JIRA instance;
• you are logged in that JIRA instance.

Steps to perform a traceability analysis using a favourite filter

Open Impact for JIRA's traceability analysis view

After installing Impact for JIRA, a new section will appear in JIRA's application header. Select Traceability Analysis.

By default, an empty view will be shown :

Enter the JQL query in the search field

In the search field, you can define the first level issues, that will be used in the traceability analysis, by entering a JQL query.

The JQL query can be directly entered as shown here:

Once your JQL query is entered in the search field, simply hit "Enter" or click the search button  on the far right.

You should now see the result of the traceability analysis :

By default, the analysis :

• have a depth of 3;
• displays all the issue links of a first-level issue;
• displays the issue link type name.

For a full description of the configuration, see this article.

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