Kanban boards don't support estimation out of the box and some configuration has to be done before using Agile Poker for JIRA Cloud. The required configuration includes:
- Choosing the an issue field where estimations will be stored for each issues.
- Ensuring that the selected field is visible on the JIRA edit issue screen for all estimated issues.
Defining the estimation field
During poker session when When all your team members agree on an issue estimate you usually want to save it somewhere the agreed value. For JIRA scrum boards there is a special field for this purpose called Story points. Unfortunately kanban boards don't have such field out of the box so . It means you have to define where issue estimates should will be stored. In order to do that go to the /wiki/spaces/JPP/pages/148570536 and use the Estimation field dropdown.
You can also either select one of the existing fields or create a new custom field following instructions on this documentation page. If your custom field is not on the list of available options please for estimation field please ensure that:
- it's a numerical field - fields of other types are not supported,
- it's on the view issue
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- screen for all issues on your board.
Showing estimation field on the edit issue screen
Due to way JIRA works internally If you want to save estimation values during poker session you have to ensure that the estimation field has to be is visible on the edit issue screen for all estimated issues. Managing JIRA fields visibility is a tricky task but the following articles on JIRA documentation will be are a good starting point:
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