Interacting with imported issues

Purpose

Once a Linear issue is imported, it's embedded within a Sunsama task. This article explains how data flows between Linear and Sunsama and where you should do your work.

Walkthrough

How to use

Imported issues · 0:11

Once a Linear issue is imported into Sunsama, it becomes a Sunsama task, with an embedded Linear issue. You can tell which tasks are imported from Linear via the Linear icon on the card. Clicking on this icon will bring you to the issue in Linear.

Viewing Linear issue details · 0:53

Click on a Sunsama task that's linked to Linear to see a preview of your Linear issue embedded inside the Sunsama task.

Interacting with Sunsama specific task information · 1:10

Your associated Sunsama task acts like a worksheet for your Linear issue. Inside your Sunsama task, you can add notes, time tracking information, subtasks, and comments without messing with your Linear issue. Use your Sunsama task to track the minutia of the task that your collaborators might not care about inside of Linear.

Completing a task · 2:11

When you complete a Linear issue in Sunsama, you can have Sunsama show a prompt to automatically update the status of the task back in Linear. This is explained on the next page in the this help center.