Missing switch to enable Epic Panel in Kanban Backlog

[Deleted user]

According to this:

https://confluence.atlassian.com/jirasoftwarecloud/configuring-columns-764477997.html#Configuringcolumns-enablingkanbanbacklog

I should have a Switch in the Columns settings for my Epic Panel.

But that does not exist. Thus I cannot activate the panel.

Any help? What Am I doing wrong?

martin

[Jack Brickey · Accepted solution]

I don’t know what you mean by “switch” nor activate panel really. Are you just trying to set up a Kanban board? Can you give us more details with where you are stuck?

[Deleted user]

Uh, sorry. I did correct this - I meant Epic Panel.

What I want to have is:

• Epic Panel in the Kanban Backlog, in order to assign Tasks easily to Epics.

Basically the same as you have in the Scrum Backlog.

I checked the documentation mentioned above, and what it says, that I should just activate the Switch "Use Epic Panel" in Board => Configure => Columns...

But that Switch doesn't exist.

[Jack Brickey]

What version are you on? Epics appears to have been introduced to server version 7.5.

[Deleted user]

v7.4.2... hmm.. Ok then, we need an update...

@Jack Brickey thanks :)

[Jack Brickey]

looks like it. probably a good idea as there have been quite a number of good changes since 7.4.

Please consider accepting the answer to close this issue if it achieved your goal.

[Epp Ennemuist]

Activate Kanban backlog first.

[Mark Kassar]

I  I have the same issue. As you can see there is an option in a YouTube tutorial for toggle the Epic panel on and off, but in the version I am using there is not (Cloud based/Scrum Agile). I don't see a solution to this in the thread unless I am missing something?

[Mark Kassar]

To add to this, I have found that we have a Kanban project that does have the option, it appears that it's the Scrum boards that do not

[Sanjog Sigdel]

@Mark Kassar Find my answer below to know the actual behavior on why it is not being displayed.

[Deleted user]

Oh, did some more research on it. And it is only available in the Cloud-Version... bummer :(

.. or does anybody know more about that?

[Graeme Binnington]

I'm using the Cloud version and have the same issue!

[Andrés]

I'm using the cloud version and the Epics panel can be activated under Board settings > Columns > Epics Panel

[Sanjog Sigdel]

This will solve the issue:-

Unmap any status in your column management. This displays the Backlog view and you can also see the Epics Panel Option. If every status is mapped with respective columns than we cannot see the Epics Panel Option.

Additionally when you try to map the backlog, you will see a dialog box saying the following:

[Renwick Oden]

This says that you will see the "Epics Panel" switch, only if the Kanban backlog is enabled.  Not sure what to do on Scrum board.

Note: I am on Jira Cloud

https://confluence.atlassian.com/jirasoftwarecloud/configuring-columns-764477997.html?_ga=2.261564805.98482852.1546990785-1144137733.1538093928#Configuringcolumns-enablingkanbanbacklog