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title: Create stories for work items in EAP
description: Create stories directly from a work item's form. Create them manually or save time by generating them using Now Assist in the Enterprise Agile Planning \(EAP\) workspace.
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product: Enterprise Agile Planning
classification: enterprise-agile-planning
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last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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breadcrumb: [Manage team backlog, Use, Enterprise Agile Planning, Strategic Planning, Strategic Portfolio Management]
---

# Create stories for work items in EAP

Create stories directly from a work item's form. Create them manually or save time by generating them using Now Assist in the Enterprise Agile Planning \(EAP\) workspace.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_apw\_advanced.eap\_user

## About this task

This task details the procedure of creating stories for work items such as Epic, Capability, and Feature and uses the example of creating stories for an Epic. To create other child work items, see [Breakdown work from parent work item into child items in EAP](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/enterprise-agile-planning/breakdown-work-eap-epics-capabilities-child-work.md).

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **Workspaces** > **Strategic Planning Workspace** > **Enterprise Agile Planning**.

2.  From the Agile structure section of the navigation panel, choose your EAP team.

3.  From the Backlog or Planning board pages, select a work item for which you want to create stories.

    In this example, an epic is selected and its details are displayed in the side panel.

4.  From the side panel, select **Full details**.

5.  From the work item details page, create stories manually or with Now Assist.

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**Creating manually**

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1.  Open the Stories tab.
2.  From the tab, select **New**.
3.  On the form, fill in the fields.
4.  Select **Save**.

The full details page of the created story is displayed.

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**Using Now Assist**

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See [Create stories agentic workflow using ServiceNow Otto](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/enterprise-agile-planning/generate-agile-story-planning-items.md).

 For epics and features, you can use the generative AI skills of Now Assist to automatically generate stories, saving time and reducing manual effort. See [Generate multiple stories at once in EAP using ServiceNow Otto](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/enterprise-agile-planning/generate-stories-from-epics-now-assist-eap.md).

**Note:** This feature requires activating the Agile story generation skill of ServiceNow Otto for SPM.

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</table>    The newly created stories are listed in the Stories tab of the work item details page.

    \[Omitted image "eap-stories-list.png"\] Alt text: Stories list of an epic.

6.  You can open a story to update further details or delete them.

    From the full details page of a story, you can perform the following actions:

    -   Refine the description with Now Assist. See [Improve efficiency and quality using refine records skill](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/product-feedback/refine-text-with-write-planning-item-skill.md).

        This feature requires activating the Write planning item skill of ServiceNow Otto for SPM.

    -   Update other fields of the story.
    -   Add dependencies or scrum tasks to the story.
    -   Add any files as attachments to the story.
    -   Delete the story by selecting **Delete** from the More Actions menu on the header.
    \[Omitted image "eap-delete-child-item.png"\] Alt text: Full details page of a story in EAP.


**Parent Topic:**[Manage team backlog in EAP](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/enterprise-agile-planning/using-eap.md)