TestBench CS Online Help 2.7

User Stories

Elements » User Stories

A User Story describes a requirement for a system in such detail that it can be implemented directly.

Usually, User Stories are linked to an Epic, which gathers all User Stories of the same topic. You add a User Story in the detailed view of an Epic by clicking the Plus button on the right, and that directly links the User Story to that Epic.

Alternatively, you can also add a so-called Free User Story in the Specification Screen, aka Product Overview, by clicking the Plus button. It differs from User Stories in that it has no link to an Epic. Free User Stories must therefore be accessed directly from the Product Overview.

The following description is valid for both variants of User Stories, except for the link to an Epic.

You can add multiple User Stories if you check the "Create multiple" checkbox.

After clicking the Plus button, you can select the three dots shown in the figure below for more options. You can choose to add a "Plain User Story" that initially has no entries or a User Story that uses a template with predefined values. The appropriate template can be selected from the selection menu if created beforehand (see chapter Templates).

Create User Story

Create a User Story.

After you have created a new User Story, the parent Epic is displayed on the left side of the screen in the tile view.

User Story With Epic

New User Story with the parent Epic.

By clicking on the tile view of the Epic, you can open the detailed view of this Epic. The User Stories associated with this Epic are then displayed in the tile view on the right side of the screen.

Epic with User Stiry

Epic with associated User Stories.

To open a User Story, click on the tile view of the User Story.

A (Free) User Story has the same fields as an Epic and can be edited in the same way (see chapter Epic).