In Jira, how do I convert a story into an epic?

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How do I convert a story in Jira into an epic?

score 54 · Answer 1 · edited Jul 01 '16 at 14:23

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You can do this through the More Actions dropdown:

edited Jul 01 '16 at 14:23

slm

answered Feb 13 '13 at 08:43

Nigel Smith

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered May 06 '14 at 07:40

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Go to edit the story. From the edit page (popup in my case) you can change the story type to "Epic".

answered May 06 '14 at 07:40

sennett

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Feb 18 '25 at 15:30

To change a Story to an Epic, use the Move function.

At the top of the right sidebar, open the squashed hamburger menu and select Move:

On the subsequent Move Issue page, change the issue type, then click Next:

Optionally set status and other options on the following screens, then click Confirm to finish..

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