How to Create a Story Under an Epic in Jira

Quick summary

In Jira, you can create a story under an epic by opening the epic, using the Add Child Work Item option, and selecting the Story type before filling in details and saving. This step-by-step process helps agile teams maintain clear epic-to-story hierarchy for better sprint planning and backlog management.

Steps

1. In your Jira project, find and select the epic you want to edit.
2. Scroll down to the Child Work Items section and click Add Child Work Item.
3. Click the drop-down menu next to the provided input field.
4. Select Story from the list of options.
5. Type the summary of the story into the input field.
6. Click Create to save the initial story entry.
7. Fill in additional story details such as Priority, Remarks, Description, and Assignee.
8. Click Create again to finalize and save all story details.
9. The story is now created and linked under the selected epic in your Jira space.