Clone & Split Story

Stories

Overview

Silverile provides two ways to create a new story based on existing work:

  • Clone Story — creates a copy of an existing story with its fields pre-filled in the standard create story form. Good for repeating the same work in a different context.
  • Split Story — opens a two-panel form showing the original story on one side and a new story on the other. You can update the original and create the new story at the same time. Good for breaking an oversized story into two focused ones.

Both options are accessed from the ⋮ More actions menu on any story detail page.

Cloning a story

Clone opens the standard create story wizard with the original story's fields already filled in. You edit the pre-filled values as needed and save it as a new story.

1Open the story you want to clone
2Click the ⋮ More actions menu in the top-right of the story
3Select Clone Story
4The create story form opens with the fields pre-filled from the original — review and update any fields as needed
5Click Continue — you are taken to the Test Cases page where you can select which test cases to copy to the clone
6On the Attachments page, select any attachments to copy across, then click Save to create the clone
All fields from the original story are pre-filled including Sprint, Developer, and QA — update them if the clone should go to a different context. Test cases and attachments are optional: you choose which ones to copy on the subsequent pages.

What gets pre-filled when cloning

FieldPre-filledNotes
TitleYesPre-filled from the original. Edit before saving to avoid duplicate titles.
BranchYesSame parent branch as the original.
Associated BranchYesPre-selected from the original. Can be changed before saving.
PointsYesSame estimate as the original.
PriorityYesSame priority as the original.
SprintYesPre-filled with the original story's sprint. Change if the clone should go to a different sprint.
DeveloperYesPre-filled with the original's assigned developer.
QAYesPre-filled with the original's assigned QA member.
DescriptionYesFull description content is pre-filled.
Acceptance CriteriaYesAll criteria pre-filled unchecked.
Test CasesOptionalLinked test cases are shown on the Test Cases page — select which ones to copy to the clone.
AttachmentsOptionalAttachments from the original are shown on the Attachments page — select which ones to copy across.

Splitting a story

Split Story opens a two-panel form. The left panel shows the original story — you can update its fields (title, points, description, acceptance criteria, etc.) to reflect the reduced scope after the split. The right panel is the new story form, pre-filled with the original's values — edit it to define the work being split out.

Split Story two-panel form
Split Story — original story on the left, new story on the right
1Open the story you want to split
2Click the ⋮ More actions menu in the top-right
3Select Split Story
4In the left panel, update the original story's fields to reflect its reduced scope — adjust the title, points, description, and acceptance criteria as needed
5In the right panel, fill in the new story's details — the fields are pre-filled from the original, edit them to define the split-out work. Add Remarks for the new story if needed
6Click Continue — you are taken to the Test Cases page where you can select test cases to include on the new story
7On the Attachments page, select any attachments to copy, then click Save to update the original story and create the new one
Split Story test cases and attachments step
Split Story — selecting test cases and attachments to include on the new story
Both changes — the update to the original story and the creation of the new story — are saved together when you click Save on the Attachments page. There is no partial save.

Troubleshooting

I don't see "Clone Story" in the more menu

Clone Story requires contributor access or above. If the option is missing, check your role with the project manager.

I don't see "Split Story" in the more menu

Split Story requires contributor access or above. If the option is missing, check your access level with the project manager.

I want the cloned story in a different sprint

The Sprint field is pre-filled from the original. Change it on the clone form before clicking Continue to assign the clone to a different sprint.

After splitting, the original story still has the same points

The split form lets you edit the original story's fields before confirming. Update the points on the left-hand side of the split form before clicking Save.

I want to undo a split

There is no automatic undo for a split. The original story's changes and the new story are both saved immediately on confirm. If needed, manually revert the original story's fields and delete the new story.

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