Add dependencies to your SAFe stories

task australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read add-dependencies-safe-stories.md

Set dependencies to your SAFe story by adding prerequisite and dependent stories to it. Using the SAFe Planning board, you can distinguish these dependencies between stories during your big room planning and replan the stories as required.

Before you begin

Role required: safe_story_creator

About this task

Prerequisite stories are the stories that must be completed before the current story can be completed. Dependent stories are the stories that depend on the completion of the current story.

Procedure

Navigate to a story by using any of the following options.

Option	Steps
From the Stories module	Navigate to Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) > Stories. Click the story that you want to add dependencies to.
From the SAFe planning board	Navigate to Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) > SAFe Board. Click Planning. Select your agile release train (ART) and program increment (PI). Click the Stories view. On the planning board, locate and open the story that you want to add dependencies to.

2. In the Prerequisite Stories or Dependent Stories related lists, add stories according to the dependencies.

Click Save.
Click Update.

If you're on the SAFe planning board, click the dependencies icon to show or hide dependency lines between stories.

Parent Topic:Define a story in SAFe

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---
title: Add dependencies to your SAFe stories
description: Set dependencies to your SAFe story by adding prerequisite and dependent stories to it. Using the SAFe Planning board, you can distinguish these dependencies between stories during your big room planning and replan the stories as required.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/it-business-management/scaled-agile-framework-safe/add-dependencies-safe-stories.html
release: australia
product: Scaled Agile Framework \(SAFe\)
classification: scaled-agile-framework-safe
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Define a story in SAFe, SAFe entities, Essential SAFe, Scaled Agile Framework \(SAFe\), Strategic Portfolio Management]
---

# Add dependencies to your SAFe stories

Set dependencies to your SAFe story by adding prerequisite and dependent stories to it. Using the SAFe Planning board, you can distinguish these dependencies between stories during your big room planning and replan the stories as required.

## Before you begin

Role required: safe\_story\_creator

## About this task

Prerequisite stories are the stories that must be completed before the current story can be completed. Dependent stories are the stories that depend on the completion of the current story.

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to a story by using any of the following options.

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Option

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Steps

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**From the Stories module**

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1.  Navigate to **Scaled Agile Framework \(SAFe\)** &gt; **Stories**.
2.  Click the story that you want to add dependencies to.


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**From the SAFe planning board**

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1.  Navigate to **Scaled Agile Framework \(SAFe\)** &gt; **SAFe Board**.
2.  Click **Planning**.
3.  Select your agile release train \(ART\) and program increment \(PI\).
4.  Click the **Stories** view.
5.  On the planning board, locate and open the story that you want to add dependencies to.


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</table>2.  In the Prerequisite Stories or Dependent Stories related lists, add stories according to the dependencies.

3.  Click **Save**.

4.  Click **Update**.

    If you're on the SAFe planning board, click the dependencies icon to show or hide dependency lines between stories.


**Parent Topic:**[Define a story in SAFe](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/scaled-agile-framework-safe/create-SAFestory.md)