Everyone uses the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) a bit differently, but Structure is highly customizable and easy to tailor to your specific SAFe needs.
Step 1: Build a SAFe Structure
To create a structure for SAFe:
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Open the Structure Selector menu and select Create New Structure
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Add initiatives: +Add | Insert | JQL Query | enter the appropriate JQL, such as
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(For non-Jira Plans users) Add epics below initiatives: +Add | Extend | Linked Items | choose the type and direction used to assign Epics to Initiatives, such as "Implements" or "Parent (Advanced Roadmaps)"
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Add the rest of your work items: +Add | Extend | Child Work Items | under Add, select Work Items under epics, Sub-tasks, and (for Jira Plan users) Jira Plans hierarchy.
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Sort by rank: +Add | Sort | Field | select "Rank"
If you use a custom field for planning, such as Planning Increments, you can group work items by this field as well: +Add | Group | select the custom field
Step 2: Add Data
Next, add the data you need to track by clicking the + button at the top-right corner of the structure. You can add as many columns as you need, including:
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Jira Fields - For each Jira field, Structure offers a column that displays that field's value.
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Progress - Display an aggregate work item progress, which is calculated based on values from the work item and its sub-work items.
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Totals - Display aggregate values for work item progress, which include progress values from sub-work items.
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Service Management - Jira Service Management customers can visualize and manage SLA fields within a structure.
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Work Logged - View and manage Timesheets by Tempo work logged data alongside your project data.
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Many more - To learn more about the available columns, see Adding Columns .
Once you've added your columns, you can aggregate the data up the structure. To do so, open the column you want to aggregate and select Sum over sub-items.