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# Add stories to a project

# Add stories to a project {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Yokohama
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* Updated January 30, 2025
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

Create stories and associate them to a project or add existing stories to your project.

## Before you begin

Role required: it_project_manager

## About this task

* The stories list displays current active stories. You can create a story from this list or view the story form for a current story. You can also add scrum tasks from the story form and view the story and task progress boards.
* Stories can be associated to projects, but is not mandatory. While creating a story, if a project has only one phase then the story automatically gets tagged to the only phase.
* One-off stories can be created without a link to a product or a project. One-off stories are created with only a short description, and can be assigned to a group.S
* Stories can be added to only those projects that have the Execution type field set to Hybrid or Agile.
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## Procedure

1. Navigate to AllProjects.
2. Open a project that you want to add stories.
3. From the Stories related list, select one of the following:
   * Add Existing to add existing stories to this project.
   * New to create a story and add it to this project.

     For information on the form fields, see the descriptions in [Story form](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/Safbtqza~RR_6oGAtosP4Q#create-a-story__table_story_form).
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4. Save the project form.
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## What to do next

* Create scrum tasks for this story. See [Create a scrum task for Agile Development 2.0 stories](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/JPZqBp8~ExMYIoPvg~OrXA "Create scrum tasks in Agile Development 2.0 to break down a story into manageable pieces for your team to work on. You can create one scrum task at a time or multiple scrum tasks at once.").
* Use the related links and lists of the story for more actions that you can perform. See [Related links and lists for a Story in Agile Development 2.0](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/8obRgNj1j0WiXA9W1ylkRw "Use the related links and related lists on the Story form for the actions that you need to perform on your story in Agile Development 2.0, such as adding scrum tasks, dependencies, or splitting the story.").
* [Add dependencies for Agile Development 2.0 stories](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/8P_AX05q8NPe863DlU4YkA "Add prerequisite and dependent items for stories in Agile Development 2.0 so that you can visualize these dependencies on the scrum planning board and plan your sprints accordingly.")
* You can create a story with the same details as this story by using the Insert or Insert and Stay options from the story additional actions (![Additional actions icon.]()).  
  When you use Insert and Stay, the form of the newly created story stays open. You can modify the details of the story or create more stories with these details. On the Agile board, the new story is positioned right below the original story. The global rank of the new story is set accordingly.  
  Note:  
  Set the glide.ui.task.insert and glide.ui.advance properties to true to access these actions. These actions are not allowed on stories added from the triage board.
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