1.9.0 How to change the project in Hierarchy

There are occasions when we want to make changes to a Hierarchy and apply this Hierarchy to a different project. Now, it is possible to do so without creating a brand new Hierarchy.

The very first thing you have to do is to make sure that you already have a Hierarchy you want to bring changes to. If you don’t have one and you are not quite sure how to create one, please refer to this guide. 

How to change a Project

If you already have a Hierarchy created, please proceed to the Manage Hierarchies section of the application. To do so you should click Templates -> Manage Hierarchies in the main menu of the Smart Issue Templates.

Open

On the Manage Hierarchies page of the SIT you should choose a Node you want to bring changes to. In the opened up window you will see the familiar screen. In the upper side of the screen you will see that now the project field is available for you to edit.

Open

Here, you should choose the project you want this particular Node to be applied to. Please, note that in order to use this feature, both of the projects (the one you are copying the Hierarchy nodes from and the one you are applying the Hierarchy nodes to) should contain the same set of Jira Issue Types.

How changes Apply

For different Jira Issue Types this feature works slightly differently. For instance, if you only choose a node that has children, then the changes you apply to the parent will also take effect on the children. So, if you choose the Story type of an issue, then all the sub-tasks it contains will also be applied to the project you chose for that Story.

Surprisingly, it is not the case with Epic issues. You see, Epics are separate entities that may contain anything within themselves, even tasks for different projects. Because of that, none of the project related changes you make, will take any place in your sub-tasks.

Temporary Changes Mode

Last but not least, all of the above works in the “Temporary changes” mode, which means that all of the changes you make are not applied to the Hierarchy you chose as a playground. As soon as you click the “Apply” button new issues get created and the Hierarchy you chose comes back to the original state.