Why I cannot create issues inline in GanttTable?

If you encounter scenarios where you cannot create issues inline within GanttTable, it can be due to one of these reasons.

1. Fields that support Display-Only

Some Jira fields are meant for display purposes only in the table view. This means that you can view the values of these fields in the table, but cannot edit these fields directly within the table in the app.

As a result, if you include these display-only fields in your custom structure, you may not be able to create a new inline issue in the group.

Here are the examples of display-only system fields:

• Created

• Updated

• Team

• Organizations

• Satisfaction

• Votes

• Watchers

• Satisfaction date

• Participants of an issue

• User name of the last updater or commenter

2. Field type is not set

The error message will also show up when you create an issue with a field type that is not set in your project settings

To solve this, please read 👉 How to add a Jira field to Issue Screens in GanttTable.

3. Invalid Project Structure

When creating issues inline on the board, certain invalid project configurations or hierarchy violations may result in an error.

In these cases, the system will display an error message indicating that the issue cannot be created.

3.1 Common scenarios that may cause this error

Invalid issue hierarchy configuration

For example, your project may be configured with the following hierarchy: Epic > Task / Story / Bug > Sub-task

But if you try to create a Story as a child of a Task, this violates the defined structure and will trigger an error.

3.2 Creating a sub-task without a parent issue

Sub-tasks must always be created under a parent issue (such as a Story, Task, or Bug).

If you attempt to create a sub-task without linking it to a valid parent, the system will reject the action and show the error message.

3.3 Creating sub-tasks or epics directly inside a sprint

Jira only allows issues at the middle level (e.g., Story, Task, Bug) to be added to a sprint.

As a result, adding sub-tasks or epics directly to a sprint is not allowed and will result in an error.

4. Require the Create Issue Permission

To create a new issue in GanttTable, users must have the “Create Issues” permission in the Jira project.

So if you encounter this error message, double-check your permissions and notify your Jira admin or project admin.

For more details, please read 👉 How to set up permissions for creating, editing, and deleting in company-managed projects.