Customize the team board
The board is where all the action happens so you want to make sure that it's set up the way your team needs. You can change a heap of settings in the board configuration screens. Here's just a few.
You need to have special Board Admin rights to change board configurations. If you created the board, you already have them.
Board customization
Control everything from the board configuration page. In your board, go to Board > Configure.
Columns
Add statuses and change the workflow to suit your team structure. For instance if you want to show testing progress separate to dev progress, add a column. You can also switch on an indicator to help identify slow moving issues.Card layout
Show up to three extra fields on the card layout. Say, if you want to show labels or components.- Card colors
If your team is 'visual' you can color code cards according to issue type, assignee, priorities, or queries
See Configuring a board to learn about the other things you might need.
Quick filters
Set up quick filters so you can just click once to show specific issues. You can set up a filter for issue types, assignees, unassigned, etc. Pretty much anything you need.
Go to Board > Configure > Quick Filters.
Filters work based on JQL (Jira Query language) which are really simple search statements. The result is something like:
TIP: as you start typing in the JQL field, the syntax helper pops up to assist
"We just couldn't work as a global team without quick filters. The guys in San Fran and Gdansk need to be able to see exactly the same set of issues as us when we're discussing work online."
~ Atlassian Dev Manager
LEARNING ACTIVITY
- Create a new quick filter and use it on your board.
- Search for an issue and then save the search as a favorite.