Adding Epics-After User Stories are created

[Deleted user]

 I need to know what to do in this situation:

 I have User Stories created in JIRA. I want to link them to Epics I am going to create.

How do I create Epics and link the User Stories to those Epics?

 I am looking at the User Stories and do not see an option to Link to the Epics

Looking at the Epic I do not see an option to link to the User Stories

How does link  Issue work in an Epic?

Do you link a User Story to an epic using Link Issue?

[Vikrant Yadav]

Hi @[deleted] For Creating EPICs , Epic issue type must available in Project, in which you are creating story. 

For linking EPIC with story you need to add Epic Link field on Story issue screens. 

Thanks,

[Vikrant Yadav]

https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Jira-Software-questions/Link-an-epic-while-creating-a-story-in-Next-Gen-project/qaq-p/1579341

Check this link as well for alternate solution :- 

[Deleted user]

For linking EPIC with the story, you need to add the Epic Link field on the Story issue screens.

how do I add this  Epic Link Field? so it will show up to select in a User Story?

[Vikrant Yadav]

For adding field to a Screen, you need to ask your JIRA admin. Admin can add this field to screen.

Thanks

[Deleted user]

Are there are instructions available to add Epic Link?

[Vikrant Yadav]

@[deleted]  Doc for adding field to a screen :- 

https://support.atlassian.com/jira-cloud-administration/docs/add-a-custom-field-to-a-screen/

Thanks