Editing a Story

Use the steps below when you want to add more detail to a base Story or to begin adding tasks to a Story. You can edit a Story in the PLANNING > GUID-A6FC2909-4690-4FCA-9A4C-0D78B3339843-low.png Breakdown and PLANNING > GUID-8860DDC9-D19F-457B-BF1D-D8EE19E5C00D-low.png Backlog views.

For more information, see Using the Story Editor.

  1. Click GUID-E5A11DAB-2D51-4C04-AAC0-B849DE1767C3-low.png > Open to the left of a Story.
    Tip: If you display the ID column, you can simply click the number in that column to edit the Story.

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    The Edit Story dialog box opens.
  2. Enter the details for the Story:
    Title
    Enter a descriptive name for the Story.
    Owner
    Select the resource responsible for the Story.
    Type
    Select the Type of Story: User Story, Technical To Do, Epic, Theme, or Defect. For more information about Types, see Working with Stories.
    Points
    Enter the estimated number of Story Points required to complete the Story.
    Status
    Click one of the boxes indicating the status: Not Started, In Progress, Complete, or Accepted.
    Priority
    Select a Priority from the list: Must Have, Should Have, Could Have, or Won't Have.
    Sprint
    Select the Sprint for the Story, if needed.
    Release
    Select the Release for the Story, if needed.
    Parent
    The Parent Story is displayed. Click the link to display the Parent or click the Set Parent icon to change the parent.
    Description
    Add or edit the Story description.
  3. To add Tasks to the Story, see Adding Tasks to a Story.
Parent topic: Planning