Branches not linked to JIRA ticket via Branch Commit Messages

[tfmf]

Right now unless you name you branch with the issue name it won't show in the development pane even if there are commits with the ticket name, though the commits will show. However if you force a sync the branch will show up, is this a normal behaviour?

Steps to reproduce:

1. Create a issue in jira (e.g.: JIRA-1)
2. Create a branch in your repo (my_feature)
3. Change the README.md and commit message with "JIRA-1 update README"
4. The the commit will show in JIRA-1 issue in Jira but not the branch my_feature.
5. Go to the My Applications -> Github and force a sync
6. The branch my_feature now shows up

[mboudreau]

@tfmf That's correct, commits under a branch doesn't automatically link that branch to the ticket. I think we'll need to revisit this - as well as many other suggestions - but I think originally it was left as is specifically to give the users more control as to what they want associated with the ticket.

Since we've recently just got full ownership of the app, we'll be reviewing many of these features and implementing them. My question to you is, how do you think this particular feature would work? Any ticket ID in any commits in the branch automatically links the branch to the ticket? What if it was a passing comment about another piece of work?

[tfmf]

thanks for the reply @mboudreau. I understand what you're saying but if that's already being done with the force sync from the "manage app" screen I guess it should be the default behaviour. Or at least have an option to set that as a configuration maybe?

[mboudreau]

That's a good point. Let me talk to the team. We have a lot to review to try to make a cohesive experience.

[rachellerathbone]

Hey @tfmf. Both this and a related issue (#566) have been added to our roadmap. We'll update you again when we can.