Create a custom field for benefit points

Question

Hello. I am trying to implement benefit points which are used to estimate and compare the value of different issues. What I want to accomplish is to add another number next to the story point estimates in the backlog, as illustrated here:

I have so far only been able to add a custom field for the issue view like this:

Later on I might want to be able to manipulate this number and calculate the benefit points of stories based on the benefit points of epics or for each task, display the amount of benefit points divided by its cost.

I am using the team-managed project type.

I have tried to extend Jira with atlassian-connect-express through the generalPages and

jiraIssueTabPanels, but this might be overly complicated for my use case. What would be the best approach to try to create something like this? Any help is greatly appreciated.

Manon Soubies-Camy · Answer

Glad it helped! You unfortunately can't customize the epic panel, so you can't add benefit points there.

A workaround could be to add the benefit points to the Epic name:

But I wouldn't recommend it since it would appear everywhere (not only in the backlog) and can confuse users:

JonatanWins · Answer

Thank you so much @Manon Soubies-Camy , this helps a lot. Is there any way to do this for Epics in the backlog as well?

-Jonatan

Manon Soubies-Camy · Answer

Hi @JonatanWins, you can go to ••• > Board settings > Card layout.

For example, if I want to see Components on the backlog view:

* Here is what the Card layout menu looks like:

* And the result:

Hope this helps,

- Manon