Definition of some JIRA concepts with examples

Kevin Otieno_8f6xcy

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.