For example, when you create a new issue, you are presented with a
drop-down that looks similar to:
Use the Show Child Components button to examine the hierarchy of a
specific component.
The Show Child Components button appears on the far left of each
component entry:
Click Show Child Components button 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, see Components.
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 of Sample Project > Bugs, you
can select the Bugs component by clicking any general portion of the
entry. You can select the Sample Project component by clicking on
Sample Project specifically.
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