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Add stories and issues from the Scrum board

Last update: Wed Aug 28 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

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You can quickly create a new story or issue directly from the Scrum board, or add an existing story or issue from the board.

NOTE
The work item Planned Start Date and Planned Completion Date are affected by a setting on the Edit Team page. For information, see the section Configure how dates are applied when adding work items to an iteration in the article Configure Scrum.

Access requirements

Expand to view access requirements for the functionality in this article.

You must have the following access to perform the steps in this article:

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Adobe Workfront plan Any
Adobe Workfront license

New: Standard

or

Current: Work or higher
Object permissions Manage access to the project the task or issue is on

For more detail about the information in this table, see Access requirements in Workfront documentation.

Create a new story or issue from the Scrum board

  1. Click the Main Menu icon Main Menu in the upper-right corner of Adobe Workfront, or (if available), click the Main Menu icon Main Menu in the upper-left corner, then click Teams.

  2. (Optional) Click the Switch team icon Switch team icon , then either select a new Scrum team from the drop-down menu or search for a team in the search bar.

  3. In the left panel, select Iterations to choose a specific iteration, or select Current Iteration.

  4. Click Add on the right side of the Scrum board and select New Story or New Issue.

  5. In the New dialog box, add the following information:

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    Name (Required) The name of the story or issue.
    Description A description of the item.
    Estimate The estimated number of hours or points for the item.
    Parent Project (Required) The project where the new story or issue is stored. Start typing the name of a project, then select it when it displays in the list.

  6. Click Add Story or Add Issue.

Add an existing story or issue from the Scrum board

  1. Click the Main Menu icon Main Menu in the upper-right corner of Adobe Workfront, or (if available), click the Main Menu icon Main Menu in the upper-left corner, then click Teams.

  2. (Optional) Click the Switch team icon Switch team icon , then either select a new Scrum team from the drop-down menu or search for a team in the search bar.

  3. In the left panel, select Iterations to choose a specific iteration, or select Current Iteration.

  4. Click Add on the right side of the Scrum board and select Existing Story or Existing Issue.

  5. In the Add Existing from Backlog dialog box, start typing the name of a story or issue, then select it when it displays in the list.

  6. Click Add Story or Add Issue.

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