It shows the links between the issues of whatever two saved filters on a matrix view. It allows to manage links (create, view and delete) from the matrix itself and it also supports pan & zoom with the mouse.
It is available from two locations:
The link can be disabled by a JIRA Administrator from the Links Hierarchy installed modules:
In Jira Cloud, to access the traceability matrix Select the Jira icon (,,or) > "Traceability Matrix" |
Click on Select Filter.. link to bring up the Filter Picker dialog:
for the rows and the columns:
In Jira Cloud, choose the filters for rows and columns in autocomplete selects |
Click on any cell to bring up an interactive dialog showing the current links with the option of "Delete" any regular link as well as a dialog at the bottom for new link creation.
Each cell having linked issues have an arrow. The arrows must be read from the rows to columns direction:
Outward links:
Inward links:
Inward & outward:
The Links Filter menu at the top left allows to show and hide links on the matrix accordingly their link type:
The Matrix data can also been exported to Excel:
Since version 5.4.1, you can now mark rows and columns. This will help you easily identify links between particular issues, especially for large matrices.
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