Allow users to create an issue from within an Epic

See https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/issues/5419

Problem to solve

Currently, to associate a new issue with an epic, you must navigate from the epic to the project where you want to create it and then create the issue and copy the url and then navigate back to the epic to paste the URL in to associate the issue with the epic. It would be easier to be able to create the issue directly from the epic.

Intended users

I believe Parker and Delaney will use this the most

Further details

I am trying to simplify the creation of issues and associating them with Epics. If you have a new project and want to create 7 epics and then several issues within each epic, the process takes a lot more clicks than it should.

Proposal

I'd recommend adding an add new issue button next to the existing + button to add an existing issue. The trick will be how to let the user specify which project will the issue go into as we are in the epic at the group level.

Permissions and Security

Documentation

Testing

What does success look like, and how can we measure that?

What is the type of buyer?

Links / references

Edited Sep 03, 2019 by Gabe Weaver
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