Quick summary
Enabling Story Points in Jira requires associating the custom field to the correct screens via Jira Settings. Once configured, teams can use Story Points to plan, track, and manage agile sprint work directly on their issues.
Steps
- Click the gear icon in the top-right corner of Jira to open settings.
- Select Issues under the Jira Settings section.
- In the left-hand menu under the Fields section, click on Custom Fields.
- Search for the Story Points field in the custom fields list.
- Click the ellipsis icon for Story Points and select Associate to Screens.
- Check the checkbox to confirm the field is associated with the correct screens.
- Click Update to save the screen association.
- Story Points are now enabled and ready to use for planning, tracking, and managing work in Jira.
