How can I link an Epic when creating a new Issue?

[Terry]

I'm working in a next-gen project, and there is no "Link Epic" option when I'm creating a new issue.

The only fields I'm able to select are 

• Assignee
• Attachment
• Description
• Flagged
• Labels
• Linked Issues
• Sprint
• Summary

How can I add Epic to this list so that I can link the epic at the same time as creating the issue, rather than having to go back to each issue later and link it?

[Kevin Bui · Accepted solution]

Hi @Terry - In next-gen Jira Software, the Epic link field doesn't exist. There's currently a feature request open to have this implemented, which you can follow/vote on/comment on here.

Otherwise, there are two ways to have an issue assigned to an epic at the point of creation:

• On the roadmap, you can hover over an epic and select + Add a child issue

• On the board/backlog, if you have an epic selected in the epic filter, any issues you create will automatically be added to that epic.

Hope that helps!

[Terry]

Thanks Kevin. That doesn't really help but it answers my question.