For example, when youcreate a new issue, you are presented with a
drop-down that looks similar to:
Use theShow Child Componentsbutton to examine the hierarchy of a
specific component.
TheShow Child Componentsbutton appears on the far left of each
component entry:
ClickShow Child Componentsbutton to switch the drop-down view and
display only the specific component you've chosen along with any child
components. For example:
For more information on the child components view, seeComponents.
Select a component.
To select the component at the end of a hierarchy list, click the component
entry. To select a component in the middle of the hierarchy, click its name
specifically.
For example, for an entry with a hierarchy ofSample Project > Bugs, you
can select theBugscomponent by clicking any general portion of the
entry. You can select theSample Projectcomponent by clicking onSample Projectspecifically.
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