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  • This page only applies to Scrum boards.

  • You will need to have the 'Edit Issue' permission in the project(s) to which the issue belongs and to which the Epic belongs.
  • This page only applies to GreenHopper 6.0.6 and later, and only applies if Epics are enabled in Labs. 

To remove an issue from an epic,

  1. Log in to JIRA.
  2. Click the Agile link's down-arrow in the top navigation bar, then select your preferred board from the resulting dropdown menu.

  3. Your board will be displayed.
  4. Click either Plan or Work.
  5. Click the relevant issue to display it on the right-hand side of the screen.
  6. On the right-hand side of the screen, click the 'x' in the epic label (see Screenshot 1 below).

Screenshot 1: removing an issue from an epic