Changes to when a parent field can be edited in Jira

 What are the changes?

Reference: https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/rfc-53-changes-to-when-a-parent-field-can-be-edited/80124

 

Problem

The parent field wasn't handled properly with permission control. Anyone could edit it and the lack of security is present. Atlassian came up with the solution.

Proposed Solution

In order to resolve the bug, the following experiences will be changed when the parent field is not on the screen configured for the edit issue operation:

• The issue view - the parent will be visible but not editable

Impact on new and existing projects

There are many Jira users with existing company manage projects where the parent field is not on the screen configured for the edit issue operation.

In order to avoid changes in the parent field behaviour for these projects, the parent field will be added to the screen configured for the edit operation for existing company managed projects.

The parent field will also be added to the screen configured for the edit issue operation for new projects to ensure that the parent is editable on project setup.

Issue View

Editing the parent in the breadcrumb in issue view

When the parent field is not on the screen configured for the edit issue operation, a tool tip will appear in the breadcrumb to let users know they cannot edit the parent.