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This function returns the parent issue of a given issue according to Advanced Roadmaps hierarchy, i.e., the issue which is immediately above in the hierarchy. In the case that the given issue is a subtask, its parent issue will be returned.

Advanced Roadmaps hierarchy includes:

  • Issues linked by Parent Link custom field.
  • Issues linked by Epic-Story link.
  • Subtasks in the lowest level of the hierarchy. Subtasks under issues in intermediate levels of the hierarchy are not considered to belong to Advanced Roadmaps hierarchy.

Example:

Syntax
parent() #Output: Issue list
Examples
Parser expressionDescription
parent()

Considering that current issue is JWT-3, this expression returns the parent of this issue:

JWT-1

Output

This function returns an ISSUE LIST


Variant where you additionally define issues.

Duplicated issues are filtered from the output.

Syntax
parent(issueList) #Output: Issue list
Examples
Parser expressionDescription
parent(linkedIssues("is blocked by"))

Considering that expression linkedIssues("is blocked by") returns [JWT-4, JWT-8], this example returns the parent of these issues:

JWT-1, JWT-8

To achieve this the following functions are used:

Additional information

Parameters used in this function

ParameterInput (data type)Description
issueList

ISSUE LIST

Any given issue list. Usually this value is retrieved from a function (e.g. linkedIssues() or issuesUnderEpic()).
Output

This function returns an ISSUE LIST


Variant where you define issue keys instead.

Syntax
parent(issueKeys) #Output: Issue list
Examples
Parser expressionDescription
 parent("JWT-7, JWT-13")

This example returns parent issues of JWT-7 and JWT-13:
JWT-2, JWT-12

Additional information

Parameters used in this function

ParameterInput (data type)Description
issueKeys

TEXT

A comma separated list of issue keys.
Output

This function returns an ISSUE LIST

Function issuesUnder() returns the children issues in level just under an issue.

Function allIssuesUnder() returns all children issues in any level below an issue.

Function siblingIssues() returns issues sharing the same parent as a given issue, excluding the given issue.

Function issuesAbove() returns all the related issues in levels above an issue.