View and manage dependencies on the Program board

The Program board lets you create, view, and edit dependencies while planning upcoming work. When an issue is part of a dependency, a chain icon appears in the bottom corner of the card. If the dependency falls off-track, the icon turns red.

View dependencies by issue

To investigate dependencies related to an issue in deeper detail, select the chain icon on the card. From this window, you can:

1. draw lines to show all of the dependencies related to this issue

2. see a list of dependent issues

3. open the Dependencies tab of your plan focusing on this issue

4. create a new dependency starting from this issue - see how easy it is to create dependencies

View dependencies across your board

As well as viewing individual dependencies, you can view the broader impact of dependencies across your board.

Inside the View settings menu are two settings that show how dependencies ripple out across your plan:

1. Add an issue in the Show lines for dependencies linked to field to focus on dependencies for up to 10 issues at once. Lines are only drawn once issues have been scheduled, so lines to unscheduled issues won’t show.

2. View all of the off-track dependencies in your plan by selecting Show lines for all off-track dependencies.

Lastly, you can filter issues on your board to only show those with off-track dependencies using the Dependencies filter at the top of your plan.