Board Tracking

Since version 7.0.0, Links Hierarchy Jira + Agile helps you keep track of your Agile boards issues in an easy and fast way.

You will know

Sprint progress
Sprint progress is affected by third issues
and more...

How to access board tracking?

You can access board tracking in an easy way from the Links Hierarchy option on the Agile board.

Depending on the type of Agile board, you will see the option Kanban Tracking or Scrum Tracking

How do I use board tracking?

The Agile board tracking screen is divided into two sections.

Select the source from where the issues will be taken for track progress.
Results of the request made.

How do I choose the source of issues to track?

To choose the source of the issues, three fields are provided.

Field

Description

Required

Sprint/Backlog (Agile Scrum board)

Active/Backlog/All (Kanban board)

Issues of a sprint, issues that are in the backlog...

Yes

Fix Version

Select a specific fix version

No

Component

Select a specific component

No

Field “Sprint/Backlog” and “Active/Backlog/All”

Select the origin from which the issues will be taken. Available options vary depending on the type of Agile board:

For Kanban board: there are three options available.
1. Active Issues: set of issues that are being worked on.
2. Backlog: set of pending issues. (View Kanplan)
3. All Issues: all issues present on the board (Active Issues + Backlog)

For Scrum board: available options will be:
1. Sprints: all the sprints of the Agile board.
2. Backlog: Agile board backlog.

Field “Fix Version”

Shows the Agile board versions. It allows working with a subset of issues over those seleted in the "Sprint/Backlog" or ”Active/Backlog/All” field.

For example,

if…    
  ”Sprint/Backlog” = Sprint_1    
  ”Fix Version” = Version-3 
then…    
  Sprint_1 issues that have Version-3 in fix version will be taken.

Field “Component”

Show the components of the projects in Agile board. It allows working with a subset of issues over those selected in the "Sprint/Backlog" or ”Active/Backlog/All” field.

For example,

if…    
  ”Sprint/Backlog” = Sprint_1    
  ”Component” = Component-5
then…    
  Sprint_1 issues that have Component-5 in components will be taken.

“Fix Version” vs “Component”

You can use the “Fix Version” and “Component” fields simultaneously.

if…    
  ”Sprint/Backlog” = Sprint_1
  ”Fix Version” = Version-3
  ”Component” = Component-5
then…    
  Sprint_1 issues that have Version-3 in fix version AND Component-5 in components will be taken.

Cross-project Boards and “Fix Version” vs “Component”

Issues from different projects can appear on an Agile board, depending on the filter used by the board.

but a certain issue can only have versions and components defined in its project.

When this happens, fields help to identify the version and component that you want to select, adding the project key as a suffix.