Allow users to create a new Epic from sidebar
Problem to solve
How might we allow users to create Epic in a way that better matches their workflow and is more contextual? As a user, if I want to add some issues to an Epic and see it has not been created already, I may want to just create it at that moment instead of navigating to the Epic page and back, losing my context as to which issues I had already chosen. This can be especially helpful when in issue view and assigning an Epic, or in bulk select issue view in the Backlog List assigning an Epic to many issues at once (the most impactful use case I assume).
Intended users
Parker, Delaney
Proposal
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- User can click into an Epic dropdown as expected from either backlog list or issue view (depends on https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/issues/6878)
- If desired Epic is not in the list, they can click "Create New" similar to the Labels function
- User can add Title (required)
- User can choose to apply this Epic to issue(s) immediately or later
What does success look like, and how can we measure that?
Are users able to create new Epics from a sidebar in a way they expect? Is this speeding up their workflow?