JIRA Blocker Grapher

Tool to graph JIRA story dependencies by mapping blocker links. Other plugins exist that do this in an easier manner, but this is the only one that's free! 😉

Download the latest release here.

Usage

1. From a JIRA search, select Export -> Export XML
   
   

2. Command Line: ./block-graph.py /PATH/TO/Jira.xml

   macOS GUI: Drop XML file onto JIRA Blocker Grapher.app

3. The tool will generate a DOT file next to the XML file. ex. if the input file is called Jira.xml, the DOT file will be called Jira.xml.gv.

4. Open the DOT file with a tool such as Graphviz (included) or OmniGraffle. If desired, export as image, PDF, etc.

Example output

Build notes

This is a small python 2 script with no depdenencies. The macOS GUI is made using Platypus. .platypus project file is included but contains absolute paths that will need to be updated to match other machines.