Summary:

When creating a dependency link between two Jira issues using Issue Links, two choices are:

• Depends on
• is dependent on

Actual Behavior: These mean exactly the same thing; this is just a tense change (if A depends on B, then A is dependent on B.)

Expected Behavior: These two choices should be the inverse of each other.

Three alternative suggestions:

1. Formal dependency language (see http://depfind.sourceforge.net/Manual.html#Dependencies for a fuller explanation):

• is dependent on
• is dependable on

2. Clearer English:

• depends on
• is needed by

3. Or, if you're willing to get rid of the word "depend" altogether:

• requires
• is required by

Also, the "D" in "Depends on" shouldn't be capitalized.