JIRA 4.0 - Add "Story Points" field to already existing issues - jira

We have migrated to using Greenhopper in our Jira environment. We have a whole lot of issues where we want to get rid of the "Original Estimate" field, and start using "Story Points".
I have added the "Story Points" to the "Configure Screen" page, however it is only appearing for New issues, the field is not being added to already existing issues.
Does anyone know how to get this field added to already existing issues?
Cheers!
ben

In GreenHopper (Agile -> Planning Board) you will want to ensure that the Story Points field is added to your Story "issue type". Do this via Agile -> Planning Board -> Tools -> Configuration.
If you are able to upgrade to a newer version of JIRA (4.4 for instance) you will see GreenHopper provides a project template. You can switch this over to Scrum and get Epics, Story Points, and much more set up quickly.
Thanks Ben.
Regards,
Nicholas

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Jira Kanban board does not show cards, although there seem to be issues

From one day to another, changing the issue filter slightly, my Kanban board's board configuration in JIRA went empty. I use the following JQL as a filter within the board configuration:
project = "My amazing project" and fixVersion in unreleasedVersions()
ORDER BY priority DESC
The above filter does not work. What is working, though, is
project = "My amazing project" and fixVersion = "v1337"
ORDER BY priority DESC
Interestingly, the first query works in JIRA's issue explorer and gives me back the 11 results I expect. As you see in the screenshot below, I have no quick filters enabled. Neither do I have any sub-filter added, nor am I hiding any older issues. Where did all the cards go?
I am using Atlassian Jira Project Management Software (v8.2.3#802003-sha1:5986657), and I am not an administrator of that installation, only of the project.
Further reading
community.atlassian.com: Kanban board is empty
There is a dedicated problem page provided by Atlassian:
Symptoms
The issues are not visible in Kanban board, but when you are in board configurations >> columns you can see number of issues.
Cause
As Kanban board deals with version of the issues, the field named Fix Version/s should not be hidden
This is because the default Kanban board sub-filter(Board Configure >> General) has been set to
fixVersion in unreleasedVersions() OR fixVersion is EMPTY
The page also describes a rather complicated workaround. My workaround was much simpler:
Change the JQL query to project = "My amazing project" only.
Create a subfilter fixVersion in unreleasedVersions() ORDER BY priority DESC.
I do not understand why it has to be this way, but it does the job.

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Now, we're planning to use JIRA Agile. It is mentioned in JIRA Documentation that EPIC is an issue of Type "Epic". But, since we're a considerably sized BU with few projects - we would like to use the "New Feature" Issue Type as Epic - so the Spec, Dev and Test can be added to the "Feature" Epic.
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I'd suggest you begin adapting your process to use the new issue type.
Now, there's nothing stopping you associating custom fields (if that's what you use for Spec, Dev, and Test information) with the Epic issue type so you get the same functionality you have with New Feature.
You can rename the Epic type created by Jira Agile (note that already created schemes remember the old name) to any name and it works.
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This is just a starter, it's best to run through the tutorials from Atlassian, they will take into account the various project setups that may apply to you.
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I'm trying to change the look of the Kanban Board in TFS 2013 by adding the WorkItem ID to tasks, bugs and PBI's.
To be more precise: I would like to add the WI# before the title of each item in the swimminglanes.
I'm trying to do this with witadmin but can't seem to find the correct files.
This feature is now available on TFS Online.
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Click on the Settings wheel on the top right corner of the board.
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Click "Save" button. You board will refresh with new settings.
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http://pascoal.net/task-board-enhancer/
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The one I use is from that site:
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However, I see no evidence that GreenHopper has been installed.
Is there a simple way to determine whether or not GreenHopper has been installed?
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I believe the default setting has it only for selected projects, with none selected.
Edit: you can find that setting in the administration section under Greenhopper -> Enabled Projects.
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