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    Create an epic in Agile Development 2.0

    Create an epic to typically group related user stories together. Epics organize the work to complete parts of a theme into smaller, more manageable pieces.

    Before you begin

    Role required: scrum_story_creator, scrum_admin

    About this task

    To organize epics, you can create a hierarchy of parent and child epics. You can associate an epic to a product, theme, or a configuration item (an item or service being affected). You can also define child epics.

    Procedure

    1. Create an epic using one of these methods:
      OptionAction
      From the Agile Board
      1. Navigate to Agile Development > Agile Board.
      2. Click the Backlog Planning or Sprint Planning tab.
      3. Click Create Epic.
      From the epics list
      1. Navigate to Agile Development > Epics.
      2. Click New in the record list.
      From a theme record Select the Epics related list and click New.
      From a product record Select the Epics related list and click New.
    2. Fill in the fields, as appropriate.
      Table 1. Epic form fields
      Field Description
      Number System-generated number for the epic.
      Product Product to which this epic is associated.

      An epic can only be associated to one theme and one product at a time.

      Priority Priority that is set for the epic.
      State Current state of the epic. The default is Draft.
      Short Description Brief description of the epic.
      Description A more detailed description of the epic.
      Work notes Notes about the work being performed on the epic.
      Total story count Number of stories in the epic.
      Completed count Number of stories that have been completed in the epic.
      Percent complete by count Percentage of work that has been completed in the epic. Value is calculated by story count.
      Total estimate Sum of the estimates of all stories in the epic.
      Completed estimate Sum of the estimates of all the completed stories in the epic.
      Percent complete by epic Percentage of work that has been completed in the epic. Value is calculated by story estimate.
      Missing estimate Number of stories in the epic that are missing estimates.
    3. Click Submit.

    What to do next

    Add child epics, or stories using the following related lists.
    Table 2. Epic form related list
    Field Description
    Related list
    Child Epics Lists the child epics associated with the epic. Click New to create a child epic.
    Stories Lists the stories associated with the epic. Click New to create a story.

    An epic can have one or more stories, but a story can belong to only one epic at a time.

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      Create an epic in Agile Development 2.0

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      Create an epic in Agile Development 2.0

      Create an epic to typically group related user stories together. Epics organize the work to complete parts of a theme into smaller, more manageable pieces.

      Before you begin

      Role required: scrum_story_creator, scrum_admin

      About this task

      To organize epics, you can create a hierarchy of parent and child epics. You can associate an epic to a product, theme, or a configuration item (an item or service being affected). You can also define child epics.

      Procedure

      1. Create an epic using one of these methods:
        OptionAction
        From the Agile Board
        1. Navigate to Agile Development > Agile Board.
        2. Click the Backlog Planning or Sprint Planning tab.
        3. Click Create Epic.
        From the epics list
        1. Navigate to Agile Development > Epics.
        2. Click New in the record list.
        From a theme record Select the Epics related list and click New.
        From a product record Select the Epics related list and click New.
      2. Fill in the fields, as appropriate.
        Table 1. Epic form fields
        Field Description
        Number System-generated number for the epic.
        Product Product to which this epic is associated.

        An epic can only be associated to one theme and one product at a time.

        Priority Priority that is set for the epic.
        State Current state of the epic. The default is Draft.
        Short Description Brief description of the epic.
        Description A more detailed description of the epic.
        Work notes Notes about the work being performed on the epic.
        Total story count Number of stories in the epic.
        Completed count Number of stories that have been completed in the epic.
        Percent complete by count Percentage of work that has been completed in the epic. Value is calculated by story count.
        Total estimate Sum of the estimates of all stories in the epic.
        Completed estimate Sum of the estimates of all the completed stories in the epic.
        Percent complete by epic Percentage of work that has been completed in the epic. Value is calculated by story estimate.
        Missing estimate Number of stories in the epic that are missing estimates.
      3. Click Submit.

      What to do next

      Add child epics, or stories using the following related lists.
      Table 2. Epic form related list
      Field Description
      Related list
      Child Epics Lists the child epics associated with the epic. Click New to create a child epic.
      Stories Lists the stories associated with the epic. Click New to create a story.

      An epic can have one or more stories, but a story can belong to only one epic at a time.

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