--- title: "Alignment" canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/OFJ/603652913/Alignment" format: markdown --- > ℹ️ The **Alignment** section on the detail pages of an objective and the key result **has replaced Contributing items** section. The Alignment section gives you a perspective on where the OKR is located in the whole OKR structure. It consists of 5 elements (for an objective) or 3 elements (for a key result): - Sub-objectives (for objectives) - Key results (for objectives) - Dependencies - Contributions - Copies > ℹ️ You can see all of the aligned elements together inside the All tab. --- ### Sub-objectives ![image](media://4e237b87-f401-4f1e-9203-16ff0e96b0a6) In this tab, you can see all the sub-objectives aligned directly to the objective you’re viewing along with the basic data about their progress. - You can update the sub-objective’s status by clicking on the 3-dots menu and choosing the Update option - You can delete the sub-objective by clicking on the 3-dots menu and choosing the Delete option - You can change the sub-objective’s weight by clicking the pencil icon on the sub-objectives card - You can also add a new sub-objective by clicking on the “+ Add” menu at the top of the Alignment section and choosing “Sub-objective”. You’ll be redirected to the objective creation form. ### Key results ![image](media://656001f9-1f87-40ea-aa11-413f1370ebc1) In this tab, you can see all key results aligned directly to the objective you’re viewing along with the basic data about their progress. - You can update the key result's status by clicking on the 3-dots menu and choosing the Update option - You can delete the key result's by clicking on the 3-dots menu and choosing the Delete option - You can change the key result's weight by clicking the pencil icon on the key result’s card - You can also add a new key result's by clicking on the “+ Add” menu at the top of the Alignment section and choosing “Key result”. You’ll be redirected to the key result’s creation form. ### Dependencies ![image](media://e204b981-5bae-4410-bd33-df706bb3efbe) In this tab, you can see all OKRs that are linked to the one you’re viewing via a dependency link along with the basic data about their progress. > ℹ️ Linking inside the OKR for Jira app works similarly to the Jira issue linking and is bi-directional. In the case of dependency links, there are 2 links that can be created: - **blocks** - **blocked by** Choosing any of them will create a link on both the OKR you’re adding the link to and the OKR that is linked, i.e. when adding a **blocked by** link from O-3 to O-4, it will also add a **blocks** link from O-4 to O-3. - You can update the OKR’s status by clicking on the 3-dots menu and choosing the Update option - You can unlink the OKR by clicking on the 3-dots menu and choosing the Unlink - You can link a new dependency by clicking on the “Link” menu at the top of the Alignment section and choosing the Dependency option. You will then see 2 dropdowns: the link type selector and the OKR selector. After choosing both, click the “Link” button. The OKRs are now linked. ### Contributions ![image](media://1c89bc9a-98bf-493a-90d0-b8895e3ab5aa) In this tab, you can see all OKRs that are linked to the one you’re viewing via a contribution link along with the basic data about their progress. Contribution links can show OKRs that are not in a direct hierarchy but do contribute to one another, i.e. OKRs from one team supporting an OKR from another team. > ℹ️ Linking inside the OKR for Jira app works similarly to the Jira issue linking and is bi-directional. In the case of contribution links, there are 2 links that can be created: - **supports** - **supported by** Choosing any of them will create a link on both the OKR you’re adding the link to and the OKR that is linked, i.e. when adding a **supported by** link from O-5 to O-6, it will also add a **supports** link from O-6 to O-5. > 📝 In the next iteration of this feature, we’ll add a possibility to contribute to the OKR’s progress and to add weight to the linked OKR in a similar manner that KRs contribute to an objective and have a weight assigned. - You can update the OKR’s status by clicking on the 3-dots menu and choosing the Update option - You can unlink the OKR by clicking on the 3-dots menu and choosing the Unlink - You can link a new contribution by clicking on the “Link” menu at the top of the Alignment section and choosing the Contribution option. You will then see 2 dropdowns: the link type selector and the OKR selector. After choosing both, click the “Link” button. The OKRs are now linked. ### Copies ![image](media://0748ab1d-d3cc-4202-9ac5-f47e801c0052) In this tab, you can an OKR from which the one you’re viewing was copied (if it was copied from another OKR) or all OKRs that are a copy of the OKR that you’re viewing (if there were any copies made). These links are created automatically after a copy is created. - You can update the OKR’s status by clicking on the 3-dots menu and choosing the Update option - You can unlink the OKR by clicking on the 3-dots menu and choosing the Unlink [You can learn more about copying OKRs in this article.](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/OFJ/pages/603652520)