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Board module
Board module (old navigation)
About the Board module
The Board module is a powerful tool whose primary purpose is to visualize and highlight new feature delivery dates and cross-team dependencies. However, if you work in non-agile teams, you can plan your tasks and coordinate the work you plan with the other teams.
The Board module is very helpful during planning sessions (such as Program Increment (PI) Planning or Iteration planning) as it can show capacities across different teams. But there is much more the Board module can help you with. For example, it can boost the way you monitor timebox execution thanks to its built-in reporting features and various progress bars that will help you and your team stay on track.
The Board module also incorporates a timeline that shows important events or milestones. Plus, you can customize the task cards by using the card view creator.
Board hierarchy
The Board module utilizes the concept of the box hierarchy, which needs to be configured first in the Overview module. You can zoom in on three levels of boxes, for example:
Program
Program Increment
Iteration
If you create multiple sub-boxes, the board can display up to two levels.
The data on the Board can be displayed at one or two levels, such as the iteration level only or the program increment and iteration levels.
Main features
The table below describes the Board's main features:
Feature | Description |
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Use this option to add tasks by:
Use this option to access the scope definition page:
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Swimlane picker | Display or hide swimlanes of various types. |
Timebox reports | Generate instant reports using charts for each timebox. |
View | Adjust the way cards are displayed or quickly collapse all the team swim lanes to get an overview of your teams' progress. View settings include the following features:
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Dependencies | Expand or collapse the dependencies for better visibility. |
Dependencies / Browse dependencies | Display different dependency types and resolve conflicts. Click Browse dependencies to open dependencies in the Infobar panel.
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Export | To unlock the export features, install the BigTemplate App from the Atlassian Marketplace. PDF image export requires NodeJS installation. You can Export the Board module data using the "Export" button: |
Inline editable field | You can inline edit the text and number fields both on a task card and within the backlog. Inline edit the Summary field: Inline edit the "Status" field:
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Card views | Change the layout of the task card and add different fields to provide the right level of information for your team. |
Capacity planning | Define the capacity of teams and team members.
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Quick filters | Filter data using previously created JQL filters in program configuration. |
Show full scope | Load tasks from lower-level Boxes/hide tasks in lower level Boxes:
The button doesn't affect the backlog on the right because the backlog has its own separate show/hide lower-level tasks button. |
Show tasks with dependencies | Hide tasks that don't have any dependencies:
The button doesn't affect the backlog on the right - only task cards on the left are affected.
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Search box | Quick search your tasks using:
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Timebox info | Additional information about the selected Timebox, which includes the Timebox ID.
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Full-screen mode | Use this mode to hide Jira's and shared App headers. |
Timeline | Dynamic timeline with "Today" and "Zoom" buttons. Click on the timeline's arrows to navigate between Iteration and Program Increments or to add a marker or an important event. |
The Infobar in the Board module provides information on crucial box content aspects, including:
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Back to backlog | Right-click on a task and select Back to backlog to move a task to the backlog. |
Create a task-based objective | You can create a task-based objective directly in the Board module. Right-click on a task (Jira issue/basic task) and select Create objective based on this task. A new objective is immediately visible in the Objectives module. |
Totals will help you plan and monitor the execution of your timeboxes (like PIs and Sprints). You can also use past data to analyze your teams' performance in depth. | |
Jira admins can enable the Live sync feature. When enabled, any change to the tasks and the scope of the box will be updated. | |
Undo the last action. Important: Only a single action can be undone. The Undo button is grayed out by default. It becomes available when the user performs an operation that can be undone. Performing an undo operation OR reloading the page makes the Undo button grayed out again. | |
You can streamline your work by selecting and moving multiple tasks. |
Constraints
A task must be in the scope of a Box
Tasks based on external sources (Jira) have to be added to the scope of a box. The scope of a box can be changed in the scope definition section (Box configuration).
To be visible as a card on the Board
→ a task must be in one of the sub-box scopes.
It can be manually placed there (moved from Backlog onto the Board)
or automatic rules can be added in the scope definition.
Board module (new navigation)
About the Board module
The Board module is a powerful tool whose primary purpose is to visualize and highlight new feature delivery dates and cross-team dependencies. However, if you work in non-agile teams, you can plan your tasks and coordinate the work you plan with the other teams.
The Board module is very helpful during planning sessions (such as Program Increment (PI) Planning or Iteration planning) as it can show capacities across different teams. But there is much more the Board module can help you with. For example, it can boost the way you monitor timebox execution thanks to its built-in reporting features and various progress bars that will help you and your team stay on track.
The Board module also includes a timeline that highlights key events and milestones. Plus, you can customize the task cards by using the card view creator.
Board hierarchy
The Board module utilizes the concept of the box hierarchy, which needs to be configured first in the Overview module. You can zoom in on three levels of boxes, for example:
Program
Program Increment
Iteration
If you create multiple sub-boxes, the board can display up to two levels.
The data on the Board can be displayed at one or two levels, such as the iteration level only or the program increment and iteration levels.
Main features
The table below describes the Board's main features:
Feature | Description |
|---|---|
Use this option to add tasks by:
Use this option to access the Add work items from Jira page:
| |
Swimlane picker | Display or hide swimlanes of various types. |
Timebox reports | Generate instant reports using charts for each timebox. |
View | Adjust the way cards are displayed or quickly collapse all the team swim lanes to get an overview of your teams' progress. View settings include the following features:
|
Dependencies / Expand dependencies | Display different dependency types and resolve conflicts. Click View > Dependencies > Expand dependencies > Browse dependencies to open dependencies in the Infobar panel.
|
Export | To unlock the export features, install the BigTemplate App from the Atlassian Marketplace. PDF image export requires NodeJS installation. You can export the Board module data using the Export button.
|
Inline editable field | You can inline edit the text and number fields both on a task card and within the backlog. Inline edit the Summary field: Inline edit the Status field: |
Card views | Change the layout of the task card and add different fields to provide the right level of information for your team. |
Capacity planning | Define the capacity of teams and team members. |
Filters | Filter data using previously created JQL filters in program configuration. |
Show full scope / Show only tasks not planned on a lower level | Load tasks from lower-level boxes/hide tasks in lower-level boxes:
This doesn't affect the backlog on the right - only task cards on the left are affected.
|
Show tasks with dependencies | Hide tasks that don't have any dependencies:
This doesn't affect the backlog on the right - only task cards on the left are affected. |
Search box | Quickly search your tasks using:
|
Timebox info | Additional information about the selected timebox, which includes the timebox ID. |
Timeline | Dynamic timeline with Today and Zoom buttons. Click the timeline's arrows to navigate between iterations and program increments or to add a marker or an important event. |
The Infobar in the Board module provides information on crucial box content aspects, including:
| |
Back to backlog | Right-click a task and select Back to backlog to move it to the backlog. |
Create a task-based objective | You can create a task-based objective directly in the Board module. Right-click on a task (Jira work item/BigPicture task) and select Create objective based on this task. A new objective is immediately visible in the Objectives module. |
Jira admins can enable the Live sync feature. When enabled, any change to the tasks and the scope of the box will be updated. | |
Undo the last action. Important: Only a single action can be undone. The Undo button is grayed out by default. It becomes available when the user performs an operation that can be undone. Performing an undo operation OR reloading the page makes the Undo button grayed out again. | |
You can streamline your work by selecting and moving multiple tasks. |
Constraints
A work item must be in the scope of a box
Jira work items have to be added to the scope of a box. The scope of a box can be changed on the Work items from Jira page (box configuration).
To be visible as a card on the Board
→ A work item must be in one of the sub-box scopes. It can be manually placed there (moved from Backlog onto the board) or automatic rules can be added on the Work items from Jira page (box configuration)