Change Issue Type to Epic

Question

I have a project which can create issues of type Epic as well as other types Bug, Story and Improvement.

But once the issue is created I cannot edit the issue and change the issue type to Epic.

I can only change the issue type between the others - Bug, Story and Improvement.

Does anyone know why I can only create issues of type Epic and not edit issues to become type Epic ?

Thanks very much.

zfinannee · Answer

If the problem isn't related to workflows, then it may be related to the New View in Jira.   I have not found a way to convert to an Epic in the New View, however you can choose "See the old view" from the "..." drop down menu, and then Edit the issue and change the issue type.    That will work until Atlassian removes the ability to use the old view - at which point hopefully someone will come up with a different solution that doesn't require us to buy an addon!

Christoffer Bromberg (K15t) · Answer

You're welcome - plz upvote :-P

Scott Paden · Answer

This was perfect and answered my questions.