Link issues to goals in the issue view

Align your team’s work to higher-level goals directly in the issue view. Goals help your team understand how their efforts drive impact and help leaders manage dependencies and mitigate risk. All issue types can be linked to a goal in software projects, business projects, and plans.

Enable the Goals field in the issue view

If you haven’t linked an issue to a goal before, you’ll need to enable the Goals field for an issue type.

To enable the Goals field:

1. Open an issue of the type you'd like to add the Goals field to.

2. Select Configure at the bottom-right of the issue (near the created and updated dates).

3. In the Fields panel, search for Goals.

4. Drag the Goals field to the Context fields section.

5. Select Save changes to finalize.

Link a goal to an issue in the issue view

To link an issue to the goal it contributes to:

1. Open the relevant issue view.

2. Check that you have the Goals field enabled.

3. Select the Goals field.

4. There are three ways to link a goal:

   1. Create a new goal by selecting + Create, assign a name and owner, then select Create.

   2. Search for a goal, then press Enter on your keyboard.

   3. Paste a link to a goal, then select Add.

Unlink a goal from an issue in the issue view

To unlink a goal:

1. Select the Goals field in the issue view.

2. Hover over the relevant goal, then select X to unlink it from the issue.