Adding an Issue to an Epic

... when viewing the epic in JIRA

1. Click the Agile link's down-arrow in the top navigation bar, then select your preferred board from the resulting dropdown menu.
2. Click the issue key (or type t) to display the Issue Detail View.
3. In the Issue Detail View, click the issue key, or type 'o', to view the epic in JIRA.
4. Click the "+" at the end of the Issues in Epic heading (see Screenshot 1).

Screenshot 1: viewing an epic in JIRA

Adding existing issues to an epic

... in Plan mode

1. Log in to JIRA.

2. Click the Agile link's down-arrow in the top navigation bar, then select your preferred board from the resulting dropdown menu.

3. Your board will be displayed. Click Plan.
4. If the Epic s panel is not shown at the left of the screen, select Tools > Show Epic Panel.
5. Drag the issue(s) onto the relevant epic. The epic will turn green (see Screenshot 2).
6. The epic's name will be displayed on the issue as a coloured lozenge.

Screenshot 2: adding an issue to an epic in Plan mode

... when viewing the issue/story in JIRA

1. Click the Agile link's down-arrow in the top navigation bar, then select your preferred board from the resulting dropdown menu.
2. Click the issue key (or type t) to display the Issue Detail View.
3. In the Issue Detail View, click the issue key, or type 'o', to view the epic in JIRA.
4. Edit the issue and select the appropriate epic in the Epic Link field.