Adding Stories

You can add stories to the Current, Backlog, Icebox, or Epic Stories panels in Iterator.

Ways to Add a Story

• Click the + Add Story button at the top of a panel.
• Press the A key to quickly add a story to the top of the Icebox.
• In an Epic, use the + Add Story button to add a story with that epic’s label.

Clicking + Add Story opens a draft story in the selected panel.

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Location of New Stories

By default:

• Icebox: Story appears at the top.
• Current/Backlog: Story appears above other unstarted stories.

You can change this behavior:

• Open the Panel Actions menu.
• Select Add stories to bottom of panel.

Note: This option isn’t available for Epic Stories panels or the stand-alone Current panel.

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Story Types

Each story in Iterator falls into one of four categories:

Features

• Default story type.
• Represents user-facing functionality.
• Includes a point estimate.
• Example: “As a shopper, I want to see my order history in under a second so I can easily find past purchases.”

States: unscheduled, unstarted, started, finished, delivered, accepted, rejected.

Chores

• Internal tasks that don’t deliver customer value.
• No estimation required.
• Example: “Update SSL certificates.”

States: unscheduled, unstarted, started, accepted.

Bugs

• Represents unintended behavior.
• Treated like features in terms of states and estimates.
• Example: “Login box displays in wrong color.”

Releases

• Milestone markers (e.g., product launch or demo).
• Stories should be placed above a release marker.
• Automatically starts when created or moved into Backlog.

States: unscheduled, started, accepted.

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Filling In Story Details

Required Fields

• Only the title is required.

Optional Fields

• Description: Add details or use a custom template.
• Tasks: Use checklists or call out specific sub-tasks.
• Attachments: Upload designs, mockups, logs, etc.
• Markdown is supported in titles, descriptions, comments, and tasks.

Other Options

• Labels: Type to create or select from existing.
• Requester: Automatically set to you, but can be changed.
• Owners: Assigned automatically when story is started (up to 5 allowed).

Click Save (below the title) or press CMD+S / CTRL+S to save the story.

Note: If you add a story to the Backlog, it may automatically move to Current if the total story points in Current are below the project’s velocity.

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Tips & Extras

• You’ll automatically follow stories you request or own—this includes email and in-app notifications.
• Use the cloning feature to speed up creating similar stories.
• See collaboration guidelines for team workflows.