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This part of the documentation relates to page is about Agile Poker - estimation tool for Jira Cloud Classic projects. If you use Jira Cloud next-gen projects go to the Configuring estimation field for next-gen projects. If you use Jira Server go to the Agile Poker - estimation tool for Jira Server documentation. |
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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:
- defining an estimation field,
- adding the estimation field to the edit issue screen.
Defining the estimation field
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Kanban boards in Jira Cloud do not have built-in support for estimation. To enable estimation using Agile Poker for Jira Cloud on Kanban boards, certain configurations need to be made. These configurations involve:
Defining an estimation field
Adding the estimation field to the Edit issue screen
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Step 1: Define the estimation field
Once your team agrees on an issue estimate, it's important to have a designated field to store the agreed value. For Scrum boards, the recommended field for this purpose is Story points. However, Kanban boards do not have this field by default, which is why you have to define where issue estimates will be stored. In order to do that go to the /wiki/spaces/JPP/pages/148570536 and use the Estimation field dropdown.
You can either select one of the existing fields
To define where issue estimates will be stored, follow these steps:
Open the third step of the session creation.
Use the Estimation field dropdown to either select an existing field or create a new custom field
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(check Jira documentation to learn how). If your custom field is not
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available in the dropdown, please ensure that:
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It is a numerical field
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as fields of other types are not supported
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It is visible on the
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View issue screen for all issues on your board.
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Step 2: Add the estimation field to
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the “Edit Issue” screen
Sometimes If you may get encounter the following message when trying while attempting to save an issue estimation:
If you see this error message , please ensure that the estimation field is visible on the edit Edit issue screen.
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Managing fields field visibility in Jira is a tricky task and we recommend using field helper for this:
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can be complex, so we recommend using the Field Helper tool for assistance. Follow these steps:
Open the problematic issue.
Click the three-dot icon, and on the Edit issue screen
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, click Find your field.
Type the field name, and
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the tool will provide insights into why the field is not visible.
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If you want to know more about field visibility, take a look at the following articles in Jira documentation: |
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