Create a Custom field for Ranking
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Zach Abrams
It would be nice if there was a custom field with ranking functionality so you didn't just have to use a drop down with numbers. For example, you'd be able to set the number of places available in the ranking (e.g. 1-20). Then if the task in the 1st ranking gets completed or removed, all subsequent items would move up in position. Or if one task gets added with a 5 ranking, it would back all items 5-20 back one position
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Caroline Ginty
Merged in a post:
Force Rank to determine Priority
Kennedy Kirk
Need to be able to force rank tasks. When we sit down for sprint planning there can only be 1 highest priority task, 1 second highest priority task, etc. The flag colors do not work for this and a numerical field also does not work because to reprioritize the Product Owner must then adjust all numbers of lower priority tasks.
Frank Recknagel
I was trying to figure how to accomplish this specific request! Have you managed to find any workarounds for this request?
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Chase McCaleb
Jira's Rank field is what I'd love to see here, which is a bit more than what is described above. While the literal value from the field is not human friendly, it allows all Issues (Tasks, Bugs, etc.) to be universally ranked. This means they show up in the same order everywhere Rank is used to sort. Moving items up and down on any view with Rank active updates their order everywhere. This makes prioritization uniform at every level and if an issue is closed or reopened the position is maintained.
Zach Abrams
You might be able to achieve what you are looking for using an automation. It might need to be a 3rd party script though. The trigger would be a change to the custom field. The automation would find all of the other tasks with a rank greater than or equal to the triggering task and add 1 to them (#20 or whatever the max is would be cleared). You'd also want a trigger when a task is completed to clear it's rank field and subtract 1 from all the others.