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.

1. Create an epic using one of these methods:

   Option	Action
   From the Agile Board	Navigate to Agile Development > Agile Board. Click the Backlog Planning or Sprint Planning tab. Click Create Epic.
   From the epics list	Navigate to Agile Development > Epics. 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.