How not to lose user stories when they are closed

Question

In a project I always create epics and user stories which are quit detailed and contain flowcharts, images, criteria, reasons why we choose a specific solution ...

It is a complete description of projects.

I think it is a shame that this information is "lost" when stories are closed.

When you click an epic, you don't see the closed stories and issues (which I understand).

Is there a better way to keep the information available? Withouth creating confluence pages for every story :)

I know I can filter on closed stories but then you have an unstructured list .. just wondering if I am alone with this feeling, or if there are solutions without copy pasting everything in confluence.

In the past I wrote the user stories in confluence/google drive and used the jira tickets simply to contain a link to the document, but that's not ideal.

Jack Brickey · Answer

Correct there is no gadget or solution to display done issue in a backlog screen with versions and epics. I was simply offering a solution that would allow you to show done issues in a list or other manner. I am unaware of any such add-on that would provide what you’re looking for either. However that does not mean one does not exist.

Former user · Answer

Hi Jack

I don't see any dashboard gadgets that shows the issues in a way similar to the backlog view.

Ideally I would see the panes with versions and epics (or even only epics would be nice) just as in the backlog but without the notion of sprints.

So you just see all the stories per epic but you see also the panes so you see that there ar other epics and the nesting structure etc...

A list is just a list, it does not provide a good overview of the structure. It is all flat. When you click through, you lose the overview etc..

Jack Brickey · Answer

Your options to do this include:

* create a filter that captures the issues you want to see. This might be something like ... project = abc and “epic link” is not Empty and statuscategory = done. Then include the epic as a column
* use the above filter in a dashboard and leverage an appropriate gadget