Hierarchy view

Communicating with issues in a hierarchy allows you to:

See how issues are connected
Explain how issues fit into the context of bigger-picture work
Highlight how combined efforts help deliver complex projects

The new Roadmap view shows issues in their hierarchy from Jira.

Hierarchy configured in Jira

Easy Agile Roadmaps uses the issue type hierarchy configured for your Jira Cloud site.

Jira Cloud Premium Issue type hierarchy configuration with 2 levels above Story — Issue type hierarchy configuration in Jira Cloud Premium/Enterprise

Part of the Roadmaps page in hierarchy mode showing 3 levels of issue types

Jira Administrators can change the hierarchy in Jira’s global settings.

Subtasks are not shown on the roadmap.

On Jira Cloud Standard or Free, it isn’t possible to change the Epic level of the hierarchy or add additional levels above Epic. You can only rename existing levels and issue types.

Jira Cloud Standard Issue type hierarchy configuration with only default levels — Issue type hierarchy configuration in Jira Cloud Standard/Free

This means Easy Agile Roadmaps will only show Epics and standard-/story-level issues.

Hierarchy on the roadmap

By default, Roadmaps will be loaded with Hierarchy view switched on.

The issue panel

With Hierarchy mode toggled on, issues will be displayed in a tree view. This shows each issue in its place in the hierarchy.

Collapse or expand sections of the hierarchy by clicking on the tree lines or arrows.

Unscheduled issues can show in the hierarchy panel if their parent or child issues are scheduled. This enables the app to show a complete picture of the hierarchy.

Issue panel showing 3 issue types displayed in a hierarchical tree layout

Hierarchy on the timeline

With Hierarchy toggled on, issues will appear underneath their parent issues.

Roadmaps full page showing issues in hierarchical layout

Different colors are used to show different hierarchy levels.
An orange warning bar will extend outside an issue’s date period if any child issues are scheduled outside those dates.
Issues showing in the hierarchy panel that don’t yet have dates will show a dotted pattern in that row. Hover over this row to schedule the issue.

Guides

Toggle on Guides to visualize how issue schedules align with other issues in the same hierarchy.

Guides are on by default.
This toggle setting will be saved for you only in your web browser.

Roadmap with Guides toggled on, and thin rectangles showing around parent issues and their children

Disable Guides with the toggle in the top left.

Issue panel with Guides toggle off and highlighted

Switching off Hierarchy view

Use the “Hierarchy” toggle in the top left to switch off the hierarchical view.

This toggle setting will be saved for you only in your web browser.

With issue hierarchy toggled off, you can structure your roadmap with Themes.

Issue panel with Hierarchy toggled on and highlighted, with 3 issues showing below in a hierarchy layout