Work Items

Work item description

Note: The menu item is now called Work Items. The screenshots still show the former label Issues. Issues and epics are work item types.

Under the "(1) Work Items" menu item, a new task can be created using the "(2) New Item" button. Select Issue as the type for a project task. A task is a specific project activity for which one person is responsible, and one or more people can work on it.

Each work item has several properties that can be individually set. These include:

1. Title (required) for the task
2. Write a description for the task
3. Select an assigned person
4. Choose a parent epic
5. Add a milestone
6. Add necessary labels
7. Add a weighting
8. Set a due date
9. Set an iteration
10. Create the work item

Only the "(1) Title" is a required field, although it can be edited afterward. All other fields are optional and can be adjusted later as well.

Work items can be linked to other work items if they are thematically dependent. The following dependencies can be set: “relates to”, “blocks”, and “is blocked by” (see "(1)Linked Elements").

Each work item can be edited, commented on, and fine-tuned. In the "(2) right column", you can assign assignee(s), labels, milestones, iteration, weighting, due date, and optionally a time tracking with planned and actual time. Additionally, "(3) sub-elements" in the form of subtasks (subtasks) can be created within the work item. It is recommended to label these with “Type: Subtask”.

Subtasks can be configured in the same way as regular work items. However, no further sub-elements can be created.