First of all, the Advanced Roadmaps hierarchy is now supported in both versions, Cloud and Data Center/Server.
Taking into account the nature of Parent field in Cloud Jira versus Parent Link field in Data Center/Server Jira, there are some differences when it comes to Advanced Roadmaps hierarchy support by Gantt Suite depending on the app version.
Cloud version
Assuming the advanced planning features are available to you as part of Jira Cloud Premium and Enterprise, you can create plans which are now supported by Gantt Suite.
For instance, you’ve configured the next issue type hierarchy in your Jira.
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Then, you created a plan that refers to the configured hierarchy, where the field Start Date [Gantt] (start) and the field Due Date (end) are set to visualize the work on the timeline for the project PORTFOLIO.
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The plan can be replicated in Gantt Suite for Jira by configuring a chart based on the project used for the plan and the fields that were used to visualize the work on the timeline.
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Please pay a special attention to the link type Hierarchy, in your chart configuration, as you may create a dependency “is parent of“/”is child of” between the tasks which is not related to Roadmaps hierarchy. In order to prevent the unwanted outcome, you may want to remove this link type from your chart configuration.
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Should you require to edit Parent field via Gantt Suite to affect the current plan, please consider adding the column Parent to the Table and set the value for a given task via inline editing.
For instance, you want to move Initiative III (PORTFOLIO-6) under Program III (PORTFOLIO-18). Once the Parent field is added to the Table, the Parent field value can be edited for Initiative III (PORTFOLIO-6).
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Data Center/Server version
Given that you are using Advanced Roadmaps for Jira, you can create Gantt charts to represent your plans.
Let’s assume you’ve configured the next hierarchy levels in Jira.
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Then, you’ve selected the fields Target start (start) and Target end (end) to visualize the work on the timeline in your plan.
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The plan can be replicated in Gantt Suite by creating and configuring a Gantt chart, using the project the plan is based on, the configured fields and a special link type configuration called ‘Advanced Roadmaps: Parent Link’.
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When working with Gantt chart, you can affect the Advanced Roadmaps plan hierarchy in Jira by drag-and-dropping the issues in accordance to configured hierarchy levels.
Let’s say, there is an issue without parent, in your current plan.
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In Gantt chart, simply, drag-and-drop the issue to a desired parent. As a result, the issue will obtain a parent task thanks to configured Parent Link dependency in chart configuration.
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The change made in Gantt Suite will be reflected in Jira.
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