Adding an Issue to a Sprint

Once you have identified that an issue is due to be actioned, you will need to add it to a sprint. You can either add an issue to a planned sprint, or to the sprint that is currently in progress (the active sprint).

Please note:

• This page only applies to Scrum boards.

• You will need to have the 'Edit Issue' permission in the project to which the issue belongs.
• This applies to any type of issue — Story, Bug, etc — but note that you cannot move sub-tasks independently of their parents.
• If you are moving the issue above or below other issues, you will need to have the 'Schedule Issue' permission in the project to which the issue belongs.

Adding an Issue to a Planned Sprint

A planned sprint is a sprint which not yet started (i.e. it is not currently visible in Work mode). A planned sprint is the collection of issues sitting above the sprint marker when you view your Rapid Board in Plan mode.

To add an issue to a planned sprint,

1. Log in to JIRA.

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

3. Your Rapid Board will be displayed.
4. Click 'Plan'.
5. Drag the issue above the sprint marker (the grey box).

Adding an Issue to the Active Sprint

Sometimes you may need to add an issue to the active sprint — that is, the sprint which is currently in progress (ie. the sprint which is currently visible in Work mode). 

To add an issue to the active sprint,

1. Log in to JIRA.

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

3. Your Rapid Board will be displayed.
4. Click 'Plan'.
5. Drag the issue onto the active sprint (the 'Sprint in progress', shown at the top of the page).