Summary:

The current Jira issue search functionality lacks the capability to sort issues by their issue type hierarchical level or group tasks that share the same parent. This limitation impacts users' ability to manage tasks efficiently and visualize their relationships.

Suggestion:

Enhancing Jira's search functionality would significantly improve user experience by enabling the following features:

1. Sort issues by their hierarchical level, ensuring that high-level tasks are prioritized over medium and low-level tasks.
2. Group tasks with the same parent issue, offering a comprehensive view of task dependencies and relationships. (Related to https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRACLOUD-9197)

Use Case:

Project Managers require the capability to organize and view tasks in Jira according to their hierarchical structure:

• High-Level Tasks (Level 1): Epic, Requirement Management
• Medium-Level Tasks (Level 0): Test Tasks, Change Tasks, Story, "New Feature"
• Low-Level Tasks (Level -1): Sub-task

The ability to search for tasks while utilizing a sorting feature, which organizes them from high-level to low-level and groups them by their parent issues, is crucial for effectively finding and understanding task relationships and dependencies.

Workaround:

• For users with access to the Jira Premium plan, Jira's Plan (formerly Advanced Roadmaps) can be used to visualize tasks in a timeline with hierarchical relationships.
  • Learn how to group issues on your plan