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Copy User Story to Create Epic

You can create an epic from a user story by copying the information from the user story into the epic. The values from the user story become the default values for the epic. You can change all of these values for the epic except the product.

The user story becomes the child of this new epic by default. If the user story is already a child of another epic, then it is dissociated from the other epic and associated to this new epic. You can delete the user story from the epic if desired.

To copy a user story to an epic

  1. Open the user story that you want to copy to an epic from the Backlog page.

    The User Story Detail page appears.

  2. Click Copy to Epic.

    The Edit Epic page appears.

  3. Edit the following fields and click Save.
    Title

    Defines the name of the epic.

    Points

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

    Status

    Defines the status of the epic.

    Values: Planned, In Progress, Completed, Closed

    Priority

    Defines the importance of the epic in the product.

    Values: Very High, High, Medium, Low, Very Low, Not Prioritized

    Assignee

    Defines the team member who owns the epic.

    Product

    Displays the product associated with the epic.

    Team

    Defines the scrum team assigned to complete the epic.

    Theme

    Defines the theme that the epic is a part of.

    Description

    Defines the description for the epic.