Parent Status

The Parent Status custom field is a calculated field that displays the status of the issues’s parent issue (if any). It is a read-only field.

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Configure a new ‘Parent Status’ field

Follow the steps above to add a custom field to your Jira instance, then follow these steps:

1. In Associate Screens step of the wizard (Figure 2, right), check the boxes for the screens to which the field should be added.

   1. Use the search field above the list of screens to locate a specific screen.

   2. Check the box at the top of the column to add the field to all screens.
      Note: some team management screens in Jira do not currently support custom fields!

2. Click Next.

3. There are no configuration options for this custom field type.

4. Click Save.

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Figure 1 - Parent Status

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