🔗 Manage Link Types per Issue type

Tired of unnecessary or confusing issue links cluttering your Jira projects?

🚀 Enhanced Links for Jira Cloud gives you the power to restrict which issue types can be linked using a specific link type!

🔹 🧩 Boost project clarity! Ensure only relevant issues can be connected, keeping everything well-organized.

• ✅ This helps resolve : JRA-9634 .
  

How to Restrict a Link Type to a Specific Issue Type

Example: "Is Blocked By" → Bug

1. As Project Administrator go to your Jira project and Click on Project Settings
   
   

1. Click on Apps then Click on Enhanced Links
   

1. Choose the desired Link Type then Click on Edit

   1. Add the restriction using JQL (project = ‘My Scrum Project’ AND Issuetype = Bug)

      1. At this stage, we want to display all issues with the Bug issue type in our project "My Scrum Project."

      2. You can customize your JQL as needed—select any project or issue type you want

   2. Click on Save
      
      

1. The JQL already added
   
   

   

Verify that the Link Type displays all issues with the Bug issue type.

• Only the Bugs in "My Scrum Project" will be shown when selecting the "Is Blocked By" link type in your project.
  

Example: "Is caused By" → Task

1. Add new link

2. Add the restriction using JQL ( Issuetype = Task)

   1. At this stage, we want to display all issues with the task issue type in the instance

3. Click on Save
   

1. JQL added
   
   

   

Verify that the Link Type displays all issues with the task issue type.

• Only the Tasks will be shown when selecting the "Is caused By" link type in an issue .
  
  

  

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