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This guide shows you how to enable the story points field in Jira, troubleshoot if it’s not showing, and start estimating effectively today.

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## 2. Adding the Story point, T-shirt estimate and Estimated By fields to individual Jira issues
These fields don’t show if they haven’t been added before. To add them you need to place them on the screen for each issue type you are going to estimate. Here is how this is done:

** Open the Field Configuration in your Jira Project**
You can access this screen either by using:
**Left hand sidebar - Menu**
### A. Navigating to **Project Settings** _(if you haven't done so already)_
![Jira-Opening-ProjectSettings-TeamAndCompany-Managed-Project.png](https://res.cloudinary.com/smartguess/image/upload/v1741860951/Jira_Opening_Project_Settings_Team_And_Company_Managed_Project_e40eeffdcd.png)
### B: Select the **Issue Type** you want to edit
![Jira-Project-Settings-Open-Issue-Type-Story.png](https://res.cloudinary.com/smartguess/image/upload/v1741861022/Jira_Project_Settings_Open_Issue_Type_Story_c77cda91e4.png)

**OR - another way**
### B1 With a Jira Issue Open - click the Configure button in the bottom - right corner
![Jira-Open-Configure-Fields-From-the-Jira-Issue.png](https://res.cloudinary.com/smartguess/image/upload/v1741861121/Jira_Open_Configure_Fields_From_the_Jira_Issue_83863875c1.png)
### B2 The issue type of the issue you had open is automatically selected
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** This will open up the following screen allowing you to add fields to the screen:**


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**Find the field, then Drag and Drop**

### C. With this screen open, find the fields to add, then use Drag and Drop to place them on the screen.
![Jira-Fields-Search-Box.png](https://res.cloudinary.com/smartguess/image/upload/v1741861469/Jira_Fields_Search_Box_5fb4c5ca8d.png)

Use the search box to **Find the field to add** using the following field names,
- The Estimated by field name is "Estimated by"
- The T-shirt estimate field name is **"T-shirt estimate"**
- For Team managed projects the field name is **"Story point estimate"**
- For Company managed projects the field name is **"Story points"**

### D. Use drag and drop to place the field in your issue view
Here is how this is done for the "Story" issue type:

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### E. Repeat the previous step for every Issue Type you use for estimation
Notice the video above showed field added for the "Story" - issue type. Repeat the process for every issue type you use to estimate Story points for (Epics, Bug, Task, etc).

## 3. Saving Story point estimates 
Now that you’ve enabled the Story Points field in your Jira issues, there are several ways to add story points:

### A. **From the Backlog:** Click the story point field in the backlog view and enter your estimate:

Jira-Backlog-Add-Story-Point-Estimate.png

### B. **From the Issue View:** Edit the story points field directly in the issue details:


Jira-Issue-Details-Add-Story-Point-Estimate.png

### C. During Sprint Planning - In Smart Guess - save with on click
When Estimates have been shared with the team, use the *Set Story points to* button to save estimates with one click.


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## 4. **Run One-Click Planning Poker from the Jira Backlog**
Jira itself doesn’t provide a built-in way to facilitate the Planning Poker estimation process beyond setting the final Story Point value your team agrees on. That’s where Smart Guess steps in, offering a seamless and intuitive solution.

With Smart Guess, your team  estimate stories directly from the Jira Backlog, using all the context and information already available in Jira. This eliminates the need to switch between tools, ensuring your estimation process is efficient, collaborative, and stays integrated with your existing workflow. Here is how it works:



How Smart Guess One Click - Planning Poker works

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### A. Setting up your estimation card deck in Smart Guess:
To configure your card deck click the Manage Cards - cog wheel in Smart Guess:

Smart-Guess-ManageCards-CogWheel.png

This will open the "Manage Card Decks" screen as seen below, allowing you to fully configure the Card Deck: 
- Add cards you use
- Remove cards you don't use
- T-shirt estimation supported
- Multiple card decks are supported

Smart-Guess-ManageCards-Screen.png



## 5. Creating Story Point Reports
### Enable Reports in your Jira project
To use the Jira Reports, you'll need to enable Reports for your project, if you haven't already:
1. Navigate to **Project Settings > Features**
2. Find the **Report - section**, and **enable Reports**, as shown here:



Jira-Enable-Reports-Feature.png

Once the Reports feature is enabled you will find a "Reports" link in the left navigation of your project. Opening the Reports will give you access to the following reports to track your team's progress:
1. **Burnup report** Visulize sprint's completed work and compare it with its total scope.
2. **Sprint burndown chart** Track and manage the total work remaining within a sprint.
3. **Velocity report** Predict the amount of work your team can commit to in future sprints by seeing and reviewing total number of story points, i.e. teams velocity,  completed per sprint.


Jira-Reports-To-Track-Your-Progress.png

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