The standard Jira issue link allows you to link multiple issues to the same Jira instance. Jira also lets you link issues to resources, such as web pages on the internet.
Using remote issue links is quite similar to the standard issue link; the difference is that instead of selecting another issue, the URL address of the target resource is specified. You can set this up by going through the following steps:
- Open the Link Issue dialog box.
- Select the Web Link option from the left panel.
- Specify the URL address for the target resource. Jira will automatically try and find and then load the appropriate icon for the resource.
- Provide the name for the link in the Link Text field. The name you provide here will be what is shown for the link when viewing the issue.
- Click on the Link button, as shown in the following screenshot:
