How to Link Jira Issues in a Confluence Page (Requirements to Epics)
Connect your requirements in Confluence to the work in Jira: paste a Jira link and Confluence turns it into a live link with the key, the title and the status. Shown on a real requirements page.
Step by step
Why link them
- Jira in Confluence. Requirements live in Confluence, the work lives in Jira. Link them, and anyone reading a requirement can see if it is done. Here is the easiest way.
- The requirements. This is our business requirements page. Each requirement belongs to an epic in Jira, named in this column.
Paste the link
- Edit. Click edit.
- New line. Click at the start of the first line. Type a label for the link.
- Paste the link. Then paste the link of the Jira epic. You copy it from the address bar in Jira. Press enter, so the rest of the page moves down a line.
- A live link. Confluence turns the address into a live link. It shows the key, the epic name, and its status, and it stays up to date.
Share it
- Update. Click update.
- Click through. The page now shows the live link. Its status changes when the team moves the epic in Jira. Open the link, and you are on the epic in Jira.
- Status at a glance. Here is every story under the epic, with its status and how much is done. Your requirement and its work, one click apart.
Recap
- Paste the Jira link. So, copy the Jira link, paste it into the Confluence page, and Confluence shows a live link with the key, the name and the status. Subscribe for more Confluence tips for business analysts.
