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 an issue field where estimations will be stored.
- Ensuring that the selected field is visible on the edit issue screen for all estimated issues.
Defining the estimation field
When all team members agree on an issue estimate you usually want to save 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. It means 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 or create a new custom field following instructions on this documentation page. If your custom field is not on the list of available options for estimation field please ensure that:
- it's a numerical field - fields of other types are not supported,
- it's on the view issue screen for all issues on your board.
Showing estimation field on the edit issue screen
If you want to save estimation values during poker session you have to ensure that the estimation field 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 are a good starting point:
You can omit this step if you don't want to save estimations during your poker sessions.