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difference between issue and story and subtask

Yifan Lu August 18, 2016

This question is in reference to Atlassian Documentation: Working with Issues

Whats the difference between an issue and story?

My though is that issue can contain several stories. 

And both issue and story can contain several subtasks?

Is that correct?

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Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
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August 18, 2016

No, an issue is "something that needs some attention".  Issues are done at the same level as Stories.

The heirarchy you are looking for is Epic -> Story -> Subtask.  But there's nothing to stop you having different types of stories or subtask, and issues would be treated as though they're at the story level in the heirarchy (unless you add "issue" as a sub-task type)

Yifan Lu August 18, 2016

An Epic can also contain an Issue. So in which case its an Issue or  Story?

Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
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August 18, 2016

Yes, that's what I just said.  I don't know what you mean by "it's an issue or story"?  An issue of issue  type called "issue" behaves the same as an issue of an issue type called "story".

Yifan Lu August 18, 2016

OK

THX Nic,

i understand now smile 

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