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Use linked issues to connect work across teams and projects in Jira. Linked issues help your team surface, understand, and manage dependencies and related work. You can link issues across different project types in Jira to streamline collaboration and increase visibility between software and non-technical business teams.
Issues can have the following link types:
is blocked by
blocks
is cloned by
clones
is duplicated by
duplicates
added to idea
is idea for
is implemented by
implements
merged into
merged from
is reviewed by
reviews
is caused by
causes
relates to
Issue link types can be configured by Jira admins. If an admin deletes a link type, it won’t be available to use. Read how admins can configure issue linking
This feature is currently rolling out and may not be available on your site yet.
Linked issues appear in the issue detail view by default. You can also choose to show linked issues on the board via view settings. Once enabled, issue links will be visible on the relevant issues' cards.
To show linked issues on the board:
Select View settings in the top right of the board view (Active sprints or Board in the project navigation).
Select the toggle to switch on Linked issues.
Note that view settings are applied per user. You’ll be switching them on for your board, and not anyone else’s.
To link issues directly on the board:
Right-click on an issue or hover to select more actions (•••).
Select Link issue.
Select a link type, then select the issues you want to link. If you want to link an issue that hasn’t been created yet, select Create linked issue.
Select Link.
Issues can also be linked through the issue detail view by selecting Link issue under the issue’s summary.
On an issue, select a Jira icon to view linked issues on the board. You’ll see the link type, issue key, summary, and status for each linked issue.
To remove the link between issues:
On the board, select a Jira icon on an issue’s card to view its linked issues.
Hover over the issue you’d like to unlink, then select the Unlink icon that appears.
In the modal that follows, select Unlink to finalize.
You can re-link any issue again if you need to.
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