Configuring board columns

Issue cards are distributed across columns according to their statuses. Set up the board's columns to see relevant statuses and move issues between them. There are two types of board columns: by status and custom.

Go to the board page, click  Boards in the left-hand panel and select the board.

Columns by statusColumns by status

To go to columns by status, click Columns → Columns by statuses in the board's top panel.

Adding a columnAdding a column

To add a column by status to the issue board:

1. On the board page, click Add column.

2. Enter the parameters of the new column:

   • In the Column statuses field, enter one or more statuses. For this, start entering the status name, then select its value from the list.

   • Enter a name for the column.

   • Set the maximum number of issues per column. If there are more issues, the column will turn yellow, but you will still be able to add issues to it, exceeding the limit.

3. Click Add.

4. To view a list of statuses that aren't used on the board, click  next to the rightmost column. Add relevant statuses to the board: in the status card, click , then click Create column or Add to column.

   Note

   If the board includes issues with statuses not linked to any columns, they will not appear on the board.

5. To add a note with text to appear under the column name, hover over the column, then click → Add note.

Editing a columnEditing a column

You can change the column's parameters and its position on the board.

• To rename the column, change the maximum number of issues per column, or update statuses, hover over the column and click → Edit.

• To reposition the column on the board, drag it around the board.

• To edit the note with the text shown under the column name, hover over the column, then click → Edit note.

Deleting a columnDeleting a column

To delete a column from the board, hover over the column, then click → Delete.

If the deleted column contained issues, they will be moved to Unused statuses. To view such issues, next to the rightmost column, click , then click the status name.

Custom columnsCustom columns

You can create, move, and delete custom columns on boards, except the first column that contains non-assigned issues. In addition, you can create issues inside custom columns and move them both within and across the columns.

To go to custom columns, click Columns→ Custom columns in the board's top panel.

Adding a columnAdding a column

To add a custom column to the issue board:

1. On the board page, click Add column.

2. Enter the parameters of the new column:

   • Name the column.

   • Set the maximum number of issues per column. If there are more issues, the column will turn yellow, but you will still be able to add issues to it, exceeding the limit.

3. Click Add.

4. Add issues to a column: click next to it and add an existing issue or create a new one.

   Note

   If you add the Story Points field to the issue card, the total number of Story Points in the column will be shown in its heading. To add the Story Points field to the issue card, click → Card fields in the right-hand corner of the search, sort, and group panel on the board page and select the Story Points field.

Editing a columnEditing a column

You can change the column's parameters and its position on the board.

• To rename a column or change the maximum number of issues in it, hover over the column and click → Edit.

• To reposition the column on the board, drag it around the board.

• To edit the note with the text shown under the column name, hover over the column, then click → Edit note.

Deleting a columnDeleting a column

To delete a column from the board, hover over the column, then click → Delete.