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Create New Child Story from an Epic

When you add a user story from an epic, these user stories are added to the list on the Backlog page.

To unassign a user story from the epic, open the epic and in the User Stories section, select the story and click Remove Link.

To create new child user story from an epic

1. Select Epic from the Planning menu.

   The Epic list page appears.

2. Click View next to the epic for which you want to add user stories.

   The Epic Detail page appears.

3. In the User Stories section, click New Child Story.

   The New Child Story page appears.

4. Complete the following fields:

   Title

   Specifies the name of the user story.

   Required: Yes

   Limits: 255 characters

   Example: Many Agile teams use the format: "As a ___ I want to ___ so that ___". For example, "As a user, I want to see home page when I log in so that I can view my current tasks".

   Assignee

   Specifies the team member who owns the user story.

   Note: You can assign the user story to a Agile Vision user who is not a member of the scrum team that owns the story.

   Example: A member of another team assists with code review.

   Default: The assignee for the epic.

   Points

   Defines the number of points estimated to complete the user story. Point values must be expressed as integers. Decimals are not allowed.

   Priority

   Specifies the importance of the user story in the product.

   Values:

   • Very High
   • High
   • Medium
   • Low
   • Very Low

   Default: Medium

   Status

   Specifies the status of the user story.

   Values:

   • Planned
   • In Progress
   • Completed
   • Closed
   • Default: Planned

   Scrum Team

   Specifies the scrum team assigned to complete the user story. The list of available teams is limited to the teams assigned to the sprint.

   Default: The scrum team for the epic.

   Theme

   Specifies the themes that the user story is part of.

   Default: The theme for the epic.

   Description

   Defines the purpose of the user story and provides additional relevant information.

5. Click Save and Close.