View and manage dependencies on the Program board
This page refers to the advanced planning features that are only available as part of Jira Cloud Premium and Enterprise.
This feature is currently rolling out to cloud customers. Your site may not reflect these changes, or you might not see it in your site just yet.
The Program board lets you create, view, and edit dependencies while planning upcoming work. When a work item 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.
If your plan uses sequential dependencies, linked work items in the same column show as off-track. To allow dependencies in the same column, change your plan to use concurrent dependencies.
View dependencies by work item
To investigate dependencies related to a work item in deeper detail, select the chain icon on the card. From this window, you can:
draw lines to show all of the dependencies related to this work item
see a list of dependent work items
open the Dependencies tab of your plan focusing on this work item
create a new dependency starting from this work item - 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:
Add a work item in the Show lines for dependencies linked to field to focus on dependencies for up to 10 work items at once. Lines are only drawn once work items have been scheduled, so lines to unscheduled work items won’t show.
View all of the off-track dependencies in your plan by selecting Show lines for all off-track dependencies.
Lastly, you can filter work items on your board to only show those with off-track dependencies using the Dependencies filter at the top of your plan.
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