Commit 6dfa1cd4 authored by Mike Lewis's avatar Mike Lewis

Merge branch 'docs/5419-create-issue-from-epic' into 'master'

Describes new method of creating an issue from an epic

See merge request gitlab-org/gitlab!19922
parents 39faf03a 0286d72f
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## Adding an issue to an epic
Any issue that belongs to a project in the epic's group, or any of the epic's
subgroups, are eligible to be added. New issues appear at the top of the list of issues in the **Epics and Issues** tab.
You can add an existing issue to an epic, or, from an epic's page, create a new issue that is automatically added to the epic.
### Adding an existing issue to an epic
Existing issues that belong to a project in an epic's group, or any of the epic's
subgroups, are eligible to be added to the epic. Newly added issues appear at the top of the list of issues in the **Epics and Issues** tab.
An epic contains a list of issues and an issue can be associated with at most
one epic. When you add an issue that is already linked to an epic,
......@@ -64,6 +68,19 @@ To add an issue to an epic:
If there are multiple issues to be added, press <kbd>Spacebar</kbd> and repeat this step.
1. Click **Add**.
### Creating an issue from an epic
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/issues/5419) in GitLab 12.7.
Creating an issue from an epic enables you to maintain focus on the broader context of the epic while dividing work into smaller parts.
To create an issue from an epic:
1. On the epic's page, under **Epics and Issues**, click the arrow next to **Add an issue** and select **Create new issue**.
1. Under **Title**, enter the title for the new issue.
1. From the **Project** dropdown, select the project in which the issue should be created.
1. Click **Create issue**.
To remove an issue from an epic:
1. Click on the <kbd>x</kbd> button in the epic's issue list.
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