Display story count for each epic

[Ramesh Krishnan]

is there possibility show story count for each epic? 

[Marc -Devoteam-]

Hi @Ramesh Krishnan 

Yes, by means of automation, updating a custom number field for each story added to the Epic, or as @Gor Greyan suggested.

But my initial question would be why, what would this number deliver?

What information would it provide?

[Rahul_RVS]

Hi  @Ramesh Krishnan 

For custom hierarchies, roll ups for time tracking , story points, numeric values to parent, if you are open to try out a mktplace app, take a look at,

Agile Tools

The app allows you to view your issues in a hierarchy list view with roll up of story points at Epic level and at each parent level.

Disclaimer : I am one of the app team member

[Habib__Plugio__]

Hi @Ramesh Krishnan 

Jira can actually do a basic version of this out of the box. On a classic dashboard, add the Two Dimensional Filter Statistics gadget:

1. Create/save a filter like issuetype = Story AND "Epic Link" is not EMPTY
2. Add the gadget, point it at that filter
3. Set the X axis to "Epic Link" and you'll get a story count per epic in a table.

That covers the basic count. If you want something more visual or flexible on the dashboard, two Plugio apps build on the same idea:

• Treemap & Issue Hierarchy Charts — group by Epic and each epic becomes a box sized by its story count, so oversized epics jump out at a glance: 
• Multi-Dimensional Pivot Table — Epic on rows with a count aggregation for exact numbers, plus a second dimension (Status, Assignee…) to break down each epic: 

(Quick tip: 'Epic Link' is EMPTY returns issues without an epic — for counting stories under epics use is not EMPTY.)

— Habib, Plugio team

[Gor Greyan]

Hi @Ramesh Krishnan

Yes, it's possible, although Jira Cloud doesn't provide a built-in "Story Count" field for Epics.

If you just want to know how many Stories belong to an Epic, you can search using JQL (for example, by filtering child issues of an Epic) and see the total number of results.

If you'd like the count to appear as a column in the Issue Navigator or on boards, you'll typically need a Marketplace app.

You can try this jql.

parent = epic-xxxxa AND issuetype = Story