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Epic

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Written by Gaurav Aery
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Epic

Welcome to the EPIC screen, where you have the ability to create Epics and populate them with individual items. This screen offers a comprehensive view of all the items associated with an epic, showcasing their status, including Backlog, active sprint, and upcoming sprint.

It’s important to note that this screen is exclusively available within the Scrum project template, and is not accessible in the Kanban or Business templates.

Navigating between different epics is effortless, and the primary purpose of this screen is to help you effectively organize and categorize your items.

Epic

Craft Epics

To start utilizing the epic feature, your first step is to create an Epic. Once you’ve established your Epic, you can proceed to add or generate items within it. Just follow these straightforward steps to get things rolling:

Step 1 : Creating an EpicTo begin using the epic feature, initiate the process by clicking the “Create Epic” button. This action sets the foundation for your epic management.

Create Epics

Step 2 : Naming your Epic Give your epic a meaningful name by typing it into the provided field. Once you’re satisfied with the name, finalize the creation by clicking the “Create” button.

Naming Epic

Well done on your epic creation!!

Explore Details

After successfully creating the epic, you can access its detailed screen by clicking on the settings icon.

Explore Details

Within the epic, you have the flexibility to rename it, include a description, attach files, and add items. Additionally, you can establish the start and due dates, among other options. Let’s delve into the specifics step by step.

Flexibility to Rename

  • Rename and Label Epics: Easily give your epic a new name and save changes with the click of a button.

    Rename and Label Epics

  • Manage Labels: Create, enable/disable, or edit labels to organize your epics efficiently.

    Manage Epic Labels

  • Epic Descriptions: Add or modify epic descriptions to provide context and clarity.


    Epic Descriptions

  • Attachments and Tasks: Enhance your epics by adding attachments, tasks, and even linking them to other epics

    Attachments Tasks

Initially, you have one attachment option. But you can also upload from Google Drive and Dropbox by enabling their integrations.

  • Comment and History: Engage with your epics by leaving comments and reviewing their history.

    Comment History

  • Additional Epic Details: Participate in voting, assign watchers, share epics, update statuses, utilize start and end dates, and assign a reporter. By default, the reporter is the epic’s creator.


    Additional Epic Details

  • Epic Management: Delete epics and use flags to highlight important ones.

    Epic Management

Append items to the Epic

After creation the epic following screen is showing. As you can see there are two epics “Dummy Epic 1” and “Dummy Epic 2”. Currently “Dummy Epic 1” is active.You have two options for adding the task to Epic.

Append Items

1. Add existing task

Imagine you have a task within your project that you want to place under a specific Epic. To achieve this, you can follow these steps:

Step 1: Click on the “Add existing task” button.

Add Existing Task

Step 2: A new window will appear, displaying all the items currently existing in the project.

New Window

Step 3: You can add items to the Epic by selecting them from the list and clicking the “Add” button. The “Add” button becomes active once you’ve chosen items from the list.

Add Items Epic

2. Create task


Imagine you need to add new tasks by creating new tasks. To achieve this, you can follow these steps:


Step 1: Click on the “Create Task” button.

Create Task

Step 2: A new window will appear. Add the task name and click on the “Submit” button.

Window Appear

Monitoring Tasks and Epic Progress

Once tasks have been added to an Epic, you can easily view the full list of tasks within that Epic. Just click on the specific Epic you’re interested in. In the example screenshot below, “Dummy Epic 1” has been chosen, and all the tasks displayed on the screen belong to that particular Epic. This feature makes it convenient to oversee and manage tasks associated with each Epic.

Monitoring Tasks


Progress of the Epic

Monitor the complete progress of your Epic using the Circular Percentage Graph. The displayed percentage changes based on the status of the individual items within the Epic. For instance, if all the items are marked as “Done,” the percentage will display as 100%, indicating full completion. This visual representation provides a quick and easy way to assess how your Epic is advancing.

Collapse Backlog/Sprints

Once tasks have been added to an Epic, you can easily view the full list of tasks within that Epic. Just click on the specific Epic you’re interested in. In the example screenshot below, “Dummy Epic 1” has been chosen, and all the tasks displayed on the screen belong to that particular Epic. This feature makes it convenient to oversee and manage tasks associated with each Epic.

Collapse Sprints


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