Original time estimate not rolling up

[Maroun Maroun]

I think I'm misunderstanding the original estimation on stories.

I have a story, with a number of subtasks. All subtasks have an "original estimation". The rolled up value shows only in "time tracking", but the original estimate is not summing up.

 

Is this intended? If not, how can this be fixed?

[Mikael Sandberg · Accepted solution]

What you see is expected behavior. You should not have estimate on subtasks, that stays on the story level, all based on scrum principals and that is what Jira is following. You can see further explanations in this thread. It is only time tracking that will roll up to the story from subtasks.

[Maroun Maroun]

@Mikael SandbergMy perspective on subtasks and stories has been completely altered. What is the suggested approach for estimating a story? Should one create all subtasks first and base the estimation of the story on them? I mean, subtasks are essential for having an estimation on the story. I'm just curious about the best approach for planning in this case.