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This function returns the parent issue of current issue according to Advanced Roadmaps hierarchy, i.e., the issue which is immediately above in the hierarchy.

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() should be used for retrieving children issues in level just under the given issues.