How to link issues to each other in JIRA

A flower that represents JIRA with the text "Link Issues."

A guide to linking issues (i.e. tickets) such as user stories, tasks, subtasks or bugs to eachother in JIRA.

Please note you can link all issues to each other (i.e. a User Story, Task Bug, Subtask or Agile User Story) in Jira.

Step One: Open a JIRA Project

A screenshot of JIRA showing a Sample JIRA project setup for Sprints.

Either create a new JIRA project or open an existing one.

Step Two: Select the Issue

A screenshot of the JIRA backlog highlighting the user story that was just created. An arrow points to the view that appears when you select it that allows you to edit its details.

Click an existing ticket to open up a view that allows you to edit its details.

Step Three: Click Link Issue

A screenshot of a JIRA backlog with a ticket selected. On the ticket details view we have highlighted the "Link issues, web pages and more.." button. Click it and in the pop-up that appears, we have highlighted the "Link Issue" option - click it.

Click the Link issues, web pages and more... button and in the pop-up that appears, click Link Issue.

Step Four: Select Link Type

A screenshot of JIRA showing how a linked issues section has now appeared. We have highlighted how if you select the first input you can change the link input type to one of the following: is blocked by, blocks, is cloned by, clones, is duplicated by, duplicates and relates to.

In the form that appears, select the link type that you would like to use.

Options include: is blocked by, blocks, is cloned by, clones, is duplicated by, duplicates and relates to.

Step Five: Select the Issue

A screenshot of JIRA showing that under the link issue type, you can select the ticket by clicking the input and selecting the ticket from the menu that appears. You can also filter for tickets by typing in the name.

Select the issue that you would like to link.

Please note that you can filter for issues by typing in parts of the issues name or the full issues name.

Step Six: Link, Change or Cancel

A screenshot of JIRA showing that after you select the issue an X appears next to the issue. If you click the X it cancels the issues selection. Beneath the selected issue input also exists two buttons - a Link Button and a Cancel Button. The link button completes the operation whilst the cancel button cancels the operation.

If everything looks good, click the Link button.

If you wish to change the issue, click the X icon.

If you wish to cancel the operation, click the Cancel button.

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How to link issues to each other in JIRA

A guide to linking issues (i.e. tickets) such as user stories, tasks, subtasks or bugs to eachother in JIRA.

Step One: Open a JIRA Project

Step Two: Select the Issue

Step Three: Click Link Issue

Step Four: Select Link Type

Step Five: Select the Issue

Step Six: Link, Change or Cancel

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