Generate a story from an epic using ServiceNow Otto in EAP

---
title: Generate a story from an epic using ServiceNow Otto in EAP
description: Generate a complete user story directly from an epic using Quick story generation feature in EAP. Provide brief context, and ServiceNow Otto generates a story title, description, and acceptance criteria that you can review and edit before saving.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/it-business-management/enterprise-agile-planning/generate-stories-quickly-for-eap-and-agile-2-0.html
release: australia
product: Enterprise Agile Planning
classification: enterprise-agile-planning
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 2
breadcrumb: [Manage team backlog, Use, Enterprise Agile Planning, Strategic Planning, Strategic Portfolio Management]
---

# Generate a story from an epic using ServiceNow Otto in EAP

Generate a complete user story directly from an epic using Quick story generation feature in EAP. Provide brief context, and ServiceNow Otto generates a story title, description, and acceptance criteria that you can review and edit before saving.

## Before you begin

**Important:** This generative AI skill is turned on by default. The skill will be automatically available to appropriate role users for the application. For more information, see [AI agents, skills, and agentic workflows on by default](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/intelligent-experiences/now-assist-skills-on-by-default.md).

**Important:** Quick story generation is only available if the following two skills are active:

-   Agile story generation
-   Generate acceptance criteria

**Note:** Depending on your license, you will have access to certain application features, generative AI skills, agentic workflows, and AI agents. For more information, see [ServiceNow product tiers](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/intelligent-experiences/ai-native-sku-overview.md).

Role required: sn\_apw\_advanced.eap\_user

## About this task

\[Omitted video\] Description: AI quick story generation in EAP

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **Workspaces** > **Strategic Planning Workspace** > **Enterprise Agile Planning**.

2.  From the Agile structure section of the navigation panel, choose your EAP team that has an epic as its work item type.

3.  From the Backlog, Hierarchy, or Planning board tabs, open your epic in its full details page.

4.  Navigate to the Stories related list.

5.  Select **Generate Story**.

6.  In the context field, enter one or two lines describing the focus of the story.

    For example, enter "progress tracking for onboarding steps to help users visualize their journey and reduce abandonment rates" to direct ServiceNow Otto toward a specific area of the epic.

7.  Select **Generate**.

    \[Omitted image "eap-na-quick-story.png"\] Alt text: Generate story modal with a Story context field to enter details.

    ServiceNow Otto generates a story title, description, and acceptance criteria based on the epic context and the input you provided.

8.  Review and edit any of the generated fields inline to refine the story before saving.

    All fields are editable. You can modify, add to, or remove generated content in the title, description, and acceptance criteria fields.

    \[Omitted image "eap-na-quick-story-preview.png"\] Alt text: AI recommended story with detailed description and acceptance criteria.

9.  Select **Save story**.

    The new story is added to the Stories list of the epic.


## What to do next

To further refine the story after saving, open the story record and select **Generate acceptance criteria** to regenerate or update the acceptance criteria using ServiceNow Otto. For more information, see [Generate acceptance criteria for EAP stories using ServiceNow Otto](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/enterprise-agile-planning/eap-generate-acceptance-criteria-for-stories.md).

**Parent Topic:**[Manage team backlog in EAP](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/enterprise-agile-planning/using-eap.md)

**Related topics**  


[Generate multiple stories at once in EAP using ServiceNow Otto](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/enterprise-agile-planning/generate-stories-from-epics-now-assist-eap.md)

[Generate acceptance criteria for EAP stories using ServiceNow Otto](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/enterprise-agile-planning/eap-generate-acceptance-criteria-for-stories.md)