Hide Epics in Jira board while showing them in Timeline view

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Summary


Sometimes users have a requirement to hide Epics in the Jira board but show the Epics only in the Timeline view. This article provides 2 workarounds to achieve this use case.

Environment

Jira Cloud

Cause

The board filter is common and is the basic setting of the Board view and Timeline view. These views are just a way of displaying the issues that come as a result of the board filter. So you cannot change the filter query to show or hide the Epics in the Board or Timeline view simutaneously.

Solution

Here are some workarounds that the users can try out to fulfill this requirement:

  • Set the board configuration to use Epics as the swimlane and it will "Hide" or reduce their visual footprint but also provide the context for child stories and tasks. (Navigate to Configure Board > Swimlanes > Select Epics in the drop-down)

  • Create a Quick Filter named "Hide Epics". Its rule should be to show all issue types NOT = Epics. (Use the JQL query: issuetype != Epic)



Last modified on Mar 7, 2024

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