User Story Dependency

Updated 3 months ago by Copado Solutions

Overview

A dependency is a relationship between two items or tasks where the completion of one of the tasks relies on the execution/completion of the other.

In Copado, there are two types of dependencies which can be created on a Team or a User Story record:

  • Dependencies in a User Story record:
    • Parent User Story
    • Child User Story
  • Dependencies in a Team record:
    • Team Dependencies (Dependent Team)
    • Team Dependencies (Provider Team)

User Story Dependencies

To create a dependency on a user story, follow the steps below:

  1. Navigate to a User Story record and go to the related list.
  2. Click on New in the Parent User Stories or Child User Stories related list depending on the type of dependency you want to create:

  1. Add any other relevant information and click on Save.
  2. Optionally, you can fill in the below fields:
    1. In the Dependent Team field, select the team that is requiring the other team to complete and deliver the work.
    2. In Deliverable, provide a short description of the requirements of the work.
    3. In the Provider Team field, select the team that is going to deliver the work.

Team Dependencies

To create a dependency in a team, follow the steps below:

  1. Navigate to a Team record and go to the related list.
  2. Click on New in the Team Dependencies (Dependent Team) or Team Dependencies (Provider Team) related list depending on the type of dependency you want to create:

  1. As in the user story dependency, fill in all the relevant fields and click on Save.

Deploying with Dependencies

Whenever you create a promotion with user stories that have uncompleted dependencies, a warning icon is shown next to the Create Deployment button.

A Missing Dependencies Warning is shown in the following instances:

  • When you are trying to promote a user story which has a dependency and the Provider User Story has not been promoted.

You can define a Skip Dependency formula field in order not to display the unresolved dependencies warning.

Defining a Skip Dependency Condition

You can design a skip dependency rule. To do so, Copado provides the following custom metadata: Copado Settings > User Story Dependency where you can specify the API name of a formula field in the User Story Dependency object.  By default, Copado sets the value to Skip_Dependency__c field.

How to Create Your Own Skip Dependency Condition

  • Create a formula field in the User Story Dependency object with your own criteria.
  • Under Settings > Custom Metadata Types > Copado Settings > Team Dependency, replace the text field value with the field API name you defined.

By default, the Skip_Dependency__c field has these criteria: OR( ISPICKVAL( Dependency_Status__c ,'Completed'), ISPICKVAL( Dependency_Status__c ,'Deferred'), ISPICKVAL( Dependency_Status__c ,'Never')).

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