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With JExcel you can create sub-tasks like you would do in Excel.

The very first step of creating an issue is to make sure to enable "Add new rows" (1).

If it is enabled, you can see the issue creation row (2).

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The second step is to make sure that all the mandatory columns (fields) are selected.

Mandatory fields are:

  • Issue Type
  • Parent Issue Key
  • Summary
  • Project

If any of these columns is not selected, you can add them like this:

  • Click on the sign in the right upper corner (1)
  • you can search for the right column name (2)
  • select the column you want to add by clicking in the checkbox (3)

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When these are ready, you will have 3 options to create a sub-task

  • press the shortcut "Shift+INS"
    • the sub-task will be created related to the issue you are standing on
  • open row menu with the right-mouse click and select "create sub-task"
    • the sub-task will be created related to the issue you are standing on
  • just start filling out the fields

 

When creating a sub-task, you can specify:

  • which issue is it raleted to (1)
  • name (2)
  • assignee (3)
  • reporter (4)
  • priority (5)
  • due date (6)
  • project (7)

... of the issue you want to create.

 

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After filling out the column "Summary" and hit Enter, the sub-task is created (1):

 

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titleCreating multiple sub-task
To create more sub-tasks at a time, see the article about our import feature.