Missing switch to enable Epic Panel in Kanban Backlog Edited

[Martin Schröter]

According to this:

https://confluence.atlassian.com/jirasoftwarecloud/configuring-columns-764477997.html#Configuringcolumns-enablingkanbanbacklog

I should have a Switch in the Columns settings for my Epic Panel.

But that does not exist. Thus I cannot activate the panel.

Any help? What Am I doing wrong?

martin

[Jack · Accepted solution]

I don’t know what you mean by “switch” nor activate panel really. Are you just trying to set up a Kanban board? Can you give us more details with where you are stuck?

[Martin Schröter]

Uh, sorry. I did correct this - I meant Epic Panel.

What I want to have is:

• Epic Panel in the Kanban Backlog, in order to assign Tasks easily to Epics.

Basically the same as you have in the Scrum Backlog.

I checked the documentation mentioned above, and what it says, that I should just activate the Switch "Use Epic Panel" in Board => Configure => Columns...

But that Switch doesn't exist.

[Jack]

What version are you on? Epics appears to have been introduced to server version 7.5.

[Martin Schröter]

v7.4.2... hmm.. Ok then, we need an update...

@Jack thanks :)

[Jack]

looks like it. probably a good idea as there have been quite a number of good changes since 7.4.

Please consider accepting the answer to close this issue if it achieved your goal.

[Epp Ennemuist]

Activate Kanban backlog first.

[Martin Schröter]

Oh, did some more research on it. And it is only available in the Cloud-Version... bummer :(

.. or does anybody know more about that?

[Graeme Binnington]

I'm using the Cloud version and have the same issue!

[Andrés]

I'm using the cloud version and the Epics panel can be activated under Board settings > Columns > Epics Panel

[Renwick Oden]

This says that you will see the "Epics Panel" switch, only if the Kanban backlog is enabled.  Not sure what to do on Scrum board.

Note: I am on Jira Cloud

https://confluence.atlassian.com/jirasoftwarecloud/configuring-columns-764477997.html?_ga=2.261564805.98482852.1546990785-1144137733.1538093928#Configuringcolumns-enablingkanbanbacklog