How to create an Epic in JIRA

Open a Jira Project, select timeline, click +Create Epic, name the Epic and modify the details.

Oscar de la Hera Gomez
Written by Oscar de la Hera Gomez
First published on 02/12/2024 at 16:03
Last Updated on 02/12/2024 at 16:34
<p>A flower that represents JIRA with the text "Create an Epic" beneath it.</p>

Open a Jira Project, select timeline, click +Create Epic, name the Epic and modify the details.

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Step One: Open a JIRA Project

<p>A screenshot of JIRA showing a Sample JIRA project setup for Sprints.</p>

Either create a new JIRA project or open an existing one.

How to create a project that uses sprints in JIRA

Step Two: Select Timeline

<p>A screenshot of a JIRA project with a highlight on the "Timeline" tab on the left hand side.</p>

Select the Timeline tab on the left menu sidebar.

Step Three: + Create Epic

<p>A screenshot of the timeline of a sample JIRA project. Highlighted on the left is a button titled "+ Create Project". Select it.</p>

Under Timeline, click + Create Epic.

Step Four: Name

<p>A screenshot of the JIRA timeline showing that you can enter a name into the epic input. Press enter to save the name.</p>

In the input that appears, type in the name of the project.

Once you're done, press Enter.

Step Five: Change the Color

<p>A screenshot of the Jira timeline screen with an epic selected. A view appears on the right hand side which includes a colored square. If you press the colored square you can change the color for the epic by selecting a new color from the pop up.</p>

To change the Epics color, select the Epic and in the view that appears, select the colored square.

In the pop up that appears, select the color that you'd like for the epic and press save.

Step Six: Change the Description

<p></p> <p>A screenshot of the Jira timeline screen with an epic selected. A view appears on the right hand side which includes a description. If you select the description input you can type in the new description and save it by pressing the save button.</p> <p></p>

To change the description, select the epic and tap the description input.

Type in the new description and press save.

Once you have changed both color and description it should appear as below.

<p></p> <p>A screenshot of the Jira timeline screen with an epic selected. A view appears on the right hand side which shows that it now has a description and a new color.</p> <p></p>

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