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# Managing issues
[GitLab Issues](index.md) are the fundamental medium for collaborating on ideas and
-planning work in GitLab. [Creating](#create-a-new-issue), [moving](#moving-issues),
-[closing](#closing-issues), and [deleting](#deleting-issues) are key actions that
-you can do with issues.
+planning work in GitLab.
+
+Key actions for issues include:
+
+- [Creating issues](#create-a-new-issue)
+- [Moving issues](#moving-issues)
+- [Closing issues](#closing-issues)
+- [Deleting issues](#deleting-issues)
+- [Promoting issues](#promote-an-issue-to-an-epic) **(PREMIUM)**
## Create a new issue
@@ -28,10 +34,10 @@ There are many ways to get to the New Issue form from within a project:
![New issue from the issue list view](img/new_issue_from_tracker_list.png)
-- From an **opened issue** in your project, click **New Issue** to create a new
- issue in the same project:
+- From an **open issue** in your project, click the vertical ellipsis (**{ellipsis_v}**) button
+ to open a dropdown menu, and then click **New Issue** to create a new issue in the same project:
- ![New issue from an open issue](img/new_issue_from_open_issue.png)
+ ![New issue from an open issue](img/new_issue_from_open_issue_v13_6.png)
- From your **Project's Dashboard**, click the plus sign (**+**) to open a dropdown
menu with a few options. Select **New Issue** to create an issue in that project:
@@ -178,7 +184,7 @@ end; nil
When you decide that an issue is resolved, or no longer needed, you can close the issue
using the close button:
-![close issue - button](img/button_close_issue.png)
+![close issue - button](img/button_close_issue_v13_6.png)
You can also close an issue from the [Issue Boards](../issue_board.md) by dragging an issue card
from its list and dropping it into the **Closed** list.
@@ -280,6 +286,23 @@ editing it and clicking on the delete button.
![delete issue - button](img/delete_issue.png)
+## Promote an issue to an epic **(PREMIUM)**
+
+> - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/3777) in [GitLab Ultimate](https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/) 11.6.
+> - [Moved](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/37081) to [GitLab Premium](https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/) in 12.8.
+> - Promoting issues to epics via the UI [introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/233974) in [GitLab Premium](https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/) 13.6.
+
+You can promote an issue to an epic in the immediate parent group.
+
+To promote an issue to an epic:
+
+1. In an issue, select the vertical ellipsis (**{ellipsis_v}**) button.
+1. Select **Promote to epic**.
+
+Alternatively, you can use the `/promote` [quick action](../quick_actions.md#quick-actions-for-issues-merge-requests-and-epics).
+
+Read more about promoting an issue to an epic on the [Manage epics page](../../group/epics/manage_epics.md#promote-an-issue-to-an-epic).
+
## Add an issue to an iteration **(STARTER)**
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/216158) in [GitLab Starter](https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/) 13.2.