Definition of some JIRA concepts with examples

[Kevin Otieno]

Kindly define the following terms with examples, so as to enhance my understanding:

• Labels & Environment;
• Linked issues;
• Epic link;
• Story point.

[Ollie Guan]

Hi @Kevin Otieno

I hope the following content will help you.

Linked issues:

You can link issues to keep track of duplicate or related work. You can, for example: 

• create a new linked issue from an existing issue in a service desk or business project
• create an association between an issue and a Confluence page
• link an issue to any other web page

Epic link:

The Epic Link custom field is a relational link to determine an issue's parent epic.  It is available to all issue types.  

Story point:.

Many Scrum teams separate estimation—used for measuring the size of a backlog and calculating velocity—from tracking—often the burndown of hours used during the sprint to make sure that they are on track to complete the stories during the sprint period—and use different units for each. A common approach is to estimate tasks in story points, then track tasks using hours. Jira Software gives you the flexibility to set your estimation and tracking statistics differently, depending on what best suits your team.

[Kevin Otieno]

Apologies @Ollie Guan for the late revert.

Thank you for the expeditious response - I'm happy with linked issues & epic link.

1. Kindly describe labels & environment for me?

2. Story point - is this the same as a user story/business requirement?

[Ollie Guan]

Hi @Kevin Otieno ,

I am not sure what you mean by labels & environment, is it a custom field? Can you show an example?

[Kevin Otieno]

Hi @Ollie Guan 

Please find an example of label & environment - I think it is a custom field:

[Ollie Guan]

Yes, it seems that these two are custom fields, you can consult the jira system administrators their use of the scene.

[Kevin Otieno]

Much appreciated @Ollie Guan