Key Capabilities

The following features and capabilities are available in Structure Cloud.

• Portfolio Management - assemble issues from multiple Jira projects for a big-picture view
• Custom Hierarchies - create parent/child issue hierarchies of any depth
• Custom Reporting - construct arbitrary, user-defined structures for different reporting purposes
• Real-Time Updates with Automation: 
  • Insert issues into a structure based on a JQL or text query
  • Insert issues from Agile boards
  • Extend your hierarchy with linked issues, epics, sub-tasks, or child issues from Advanced Roadmaps
  • Group by issue field
  • Sort by issue field
  • Filter issues based on a jQL query
• Folders - logically organize issues based on your specific requirements
• Configurable Columns - view critical Jira data at a glance (see Working with Columns)
• Aggregated Values - calculate the sum value of child issues for number and duration fields (see Working with Columns)
• Progress Reporting - visually depict progress over linked issues (see Progress Column)
• Inline Editing - edit text, number, status, and assignee fields right in the structure, without switching to a new page
• Administration:
  • Set permissions based on groups, users, and project roles (see Managing Structures)
  • Enable/disable Structure Cloud for a group or groups of people (see Setting Global Permissions)

Noteworthy Limitations

The following list describes noteworthy limitations you should be aware of in Structure Cloud. Some of these may change over time.

• The maximum structure size is currently limited to 10k rows
• The Search Inserter is currently limited to 1k issues
• Extend Generators are currently limited to 20 levels
• Inline editing is not available for some fields (see above - see also Editing Issues)
• IE is not a supported browser

Planned Improvements

For a full list of upcoming and planned changes, see the Structure Cloud Roadmap.

If you are a current or previous Structure for Jira Server, Data Center or Service Management (formerly Service Desk) user, you may want to learn more about how Structure Cloud is different.