Edit OKRs

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Edit OKRs

Once created in the OKR module, you can modify the Objectives, sub-objectives, and Key Results. You can only edit one OKR at a time on its respective OKR details page.

In addition to editing an OKR, you can carry out the following actions:

Objective details page

Key Result details page

Objective details page

Key Result details page

Screenshot of the objective details page.

 

Screenshot of the key result details page.

 

Edit OKRs

To edit Objectives, sub-objectives, and Key Results on their respective details pages:

  1. Select the Objective/sub-objective/Key Result to open the details side panel.

  2. Click More actions () and select Details from the dropdown.

  3. On the OKR details page, click the respective field (or the pen icon, if applicable) to edit the details. OKR details are divided into the following sections:

  • Progress

  • Info

  • Alignment

  • Linked work items

OKR details page section

Editable field/details for:

Notes

Objective

Sub-objective

Key Result

Parent

Add parent

Change parent

Change parent

Use a dropdown at the top of the page to:

  • Add a parent Objective to a top-level Objective.

  • Change a parent Objective of a sub-objective or Key Result (depending on the OKR being edited).

  • You cannot edit the Objective of the closed OKR.

Progress

x

x

Start value

  • You can edit progress only for the manual KRs.

  • You can edit the progress of the open and closed OKRs.

x

x

Desired value

x

x

Measure as

Info

Name

Name

Name

  • You cannot edit the name of the closed OKR.

Owner

Owner

Owner

  • You can edit the owner of the open and closed OKR.

Collaborators

Collaborators

Collaborators

  • You can edit the collaborators of the open and closed OKR.

Teams

Teams

Teams

  • You can edit the teams of the open and closed OKRs.

Period

Period

Period

  • After selecting a new period for the Objective or sub-objective, you will be asked whether you want to move all sub-objectives and Key Results to the new period as well.

  • You cannot edit the period of the closed OKR.

Expected start date

Expected start date

Expected start date

  • If the selected start/end date does not match the current period, you will need to create a new one.

  • Changing the start/end dates does not update the period dates.

  • You can edit the start/end dates of the open and closed OKRs.

Expected end date

Expected end date

Expected end date

Label

Label

Label

  • You can edit the labels of the open and closed OKRs.

OKR Type

OKR Type

OKR Type

  • You cannot edit the type of the closed OKR.

Description

Description

Description

  • You cannot edit the description of the closed OKR.

x

Weight

Weight

  • You can edit the weight of the open and closed KRs.

Alignment

Dependency (with another Objective or sub-objective)

Dependency (with another Objective or sub-objective)

Dependency (with another Key Result)

  • You can link and unlink dependencies in the open and closed OKRs.

Contribution (with another OKR)

Contribution (with another OKR)

Contribution (with another OKR)

  • You can link and unlink the contributions in the open and closed OKRs.

Linked work items

x

x

Linked work items

  • You can link and unlink work items in the open and closed KRs.

Linked boxes

x

x

Linked boxes

  • You can link and unlink boxes in the open and closed KRs.

Edit OKR field inline

Similarly to Jira fields, OKR fields can also be edited inline. To edit a field value, left-click it and enter a new value. Depending on the field type, you can:

  • Text, Number - enter a value manually

  • Select, Multiselect, User - select value from the dropdown

  • Date - use a date picker to specify the value

Date picker in the OKR module.

You can edit field value in the OKR module on the following:

Field name

Type

Field name

Type

Name

Text

Period

Date

Owner

Select

Teams

Multi-select

Labels

Multi-select

OKR type

Multi-select

Progress

Number (opens a seperate modal)

Collaborators

Multi-select

Status

Select (opens a seperate modal)

Expected start date

Date

Expected end date

Date

Description

Text

Custom field

Text, Number, Select, Multiselect, User, Date (depending on the field configuration)

 

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