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Goal settings

We do not recommend using this feature if:

  • Your board is large

  • Your board has a complicated association between goals and epics

The feature does not support mapping goals with the Epic issue type

[Cloud] How to use this feature?

To link a Goal with a specific issue type and define its relationship with a Step, you can use existing Jira issue types and link types or create new ones as needed. For step-by-step instructions, refer to Atlassian’s official documentation:

2. Turn on the Goal Mapping feature

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Note: The "Goal" issue type shown here was created specifically for this configuration.

  1. Go to Admin Settings → Goals settings

  2. Turn on Map Jira Issue Type with Goals option

  3. Choose the relationship between Goals and Epics — either Parent field or Issue link:

Parent field

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Select the issue type from the dropdown menu

Issue link

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  1. Issue type: Select issue type mapping with goals

  2. Link type: Select issue link type mapping with goals

  1. Click Save to save the setting.

  2. Click Migrate to migrate data:

    • Select existing issues and map them with the goal, or

    • Create a new issue and map it to the goal.

[Data Center] How to use this feature?

Due to a Data Center limitation, mapping goals with issue types that have a higher hierarchy level than Epic is not supported.

To link a Goal with a specific issue type and define its relationship with a Step, you can use existing Jira issue types and link types or create new ones as needed. For step-by-step instructions, refer to this documentation:

2. Turn on the Goal Mapping feature

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Note: The "Goal" issue type shown here was created specifically for this configuration.

  1. Go to Admin Settings → Goals settings.

  2. Turn on the Map Goals with Jira Issue Type option.

  3. Issue type: Select the issue type to map with goals.

  4. Link type: Select the issue link type to map with goals.

  5. Click Save to save the setting.

  6. Click Migrate to migrate data:

    • Select existing issues and map them with the goal, or

    • Create a new issue and map it with the goal.

Warning: Once saved, all existing relationships between goals and epics may be lost. Make sure you understand the impact before proceeding. We do not recommend this action if your board is currently large.