# Feature backlog In an agile environment, you want to plan just-in-time. Nevertheless, some preparation is still needed in order to have an efficient Program planning meeting: * Create features * Prioritize the features * Select features for the next period * Break down features in stories More information on how to do that can be found on this page. ### Create features Features contain major business functionality. To create a Feature: * Click on the ***Create*** button in the top menu bar * Select the **project** of the feature * Select ***Epic*** as issue type (in Jira, features are encoded as epics) * Fill in the *Epic Name* and *Summary* * Click on the ***Create*** button\ ### Prioritize features The Product Manager defines the priority of the features within a program. This priority is visible in a **Kanban board**. High priority features are on top of the list, lower priority near the bottom. ### Add a feature to a period (program increment) Usually a feature backlog contains too many features to be taken up in one period. A selection of features for the next Period (Program Increment) is done by the business (Product Manager usually) . To add a feature to a period (program increment): * Open the Program (release train) and Period (program Increment) * Navigate to the plan view * Click on ***Add epic*** (top right of screen)
* Select the features. You can bulk import features via the import tab.

Use the import tab to bulk-import epics (features) in the program increment

### Remove a feature from a period (program increment) To remove a feature from a program increment, click on the '**X**' remove button on the issue in the plan view.
### Break features down into stories Teams prepare themselves for the Program (PI) planning. They define stories (bugs, spikes, ..) for the features. To create a story and link it to a feature: * Navigate to the team in the plan view * Click on "***Create issue***"\ ![](https://2916206105-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FBAGNud2YIYXdGXre7dQK%2Fuploads%2Ft7j3l4mdyDmhKmbp47kA%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=6f912241-0b55-4423-85d0-b79e399d5778) * Fill in the summary and mandatory fields, and click on *Create*
Note: the fields displayed in this form are based on the filter used to define the scope of the team (and optional additional Program issue and Period issue filters).