Link an issue to another issue
If an issue is related to work in another issue, you can link them. This is a quick way to help you understand and track dependencies between work items.
When linking an issue, there are four states to choose from:
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Related to: Use this state to indicate work that is related to the linked issue.
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Blocked by: Use this state to indicate that the issue is blocked by the linked issue.
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Blocking to: Use this state to indicate that the issue is blocking progress on the linked issue.
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Duplicate: Use this state to indicate that the issue duplicates work captured in another issue.
You can change the state of a link after you create it. Links and their link state appear in Linked issues in both the issue where you create the link, and the issue that is linked. You can also remove links after they are created.
To link an issue to another issue or task
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Open the issue you want to link to another issue. For help with finding your issue, see Finding and viewing issues.
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Choose Link issues.
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In Mark as, choose the state for the link.
In Issue #, enter the number for the issue, or choose it from the drop-down list.
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To add another link, choose Add linked issue.
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When you are done, choose Update to update the issue and all linked issues with the linked relationship.
