Creating a Rapid Board

A board can include issues from one or more projects. You can either use a board that someone else has created, or create a new board for yourself.

To create a new board:

1. Log into JIRA.
   If you are on the 'Getting Started' page, simply click 'Create a New board' — then go to step 4 (below).
2. Click the Agile link's down-arrow in the top navigation bar, then select your preferred board from the resulting dropdown menu.
3. Select 'Create' from the 'cog' menu at the top-right of the page.
4. Either:
   • To create a board that is preconfigured for Kanban:
     

     • Click 'Select Kanban' on the 'Presets' tab (see Screenshot 1 below). You will be prompted to enter the name of your new board, and to select the project(s) you wish to view.
        This will create a JIRA filter that has the following query:

       project = "[YOUR PROJECT(S)]" AND (fixVersion in unreleasedVersions() OR fixVersion is EMPTY) ORDER BY Rank ASC

       or:

   • To create a board that is preconfigured for Scrum:
     

     • Click 'Select Scrum' on the 'Presets' tab (see Screenshot 1 below). You will be prompted to enter the name of your new board, and to select the project(s) you wish to view.
        This will create a JIRA filter that has the following query:

       project = "[YOUR PROJECT(S)]" ORDER BY Rank ASC

       or:

   • To create a board that is based on a query of your own choosing:
      Before you can do this, you must have access to at least one saved JIRA filter (either your own filter, or one that someone else has shared with you). If you don't, first create and save a new filter in JIRA (you may want to see the documentation on issue filters and JQL).
     
     • Click the 'Advanced' tab (see Screenshot 2 below).
     • 'Saved Filter' — Select the issue filter to be used by this board (see some Creating a Rapid Board below).
        If a colleague has not shared their saved filter with you, that filter will not be available for you to choose in this field.
     • 'Shares' shows which groups or projects roles have access to the currently selected saved filter. Your new board will be available to all users who have access to your chosen filter.
     • Click the 'Edit Filter' link if you wish to alter the JIRA filter's query. (You will only be able to do this if you are the owner of the JIRA filter. If you are not, then the owner's name will be shown instead of the 'Edit Filter' link.)

Congratulations — you have created a new board!

Your new board will be shown. At the top is a link that you may want to send to other people so that they can use your board.

Next steps:

• To learn more about how to use your board, see Using the Rapid Board.
• If you wish to make any changes to your new board, see Configuring a Rapid Board.

Screenshot 1: Create a new board using Presets

Screenshot 2: Create a new board using the 'Advanced' tab

Some example JQL you might wish to use for your Saved Filter:

• Select all issues which are Unscheduled or in an Unreleased Fix Version:

  project = GHS AND (fixVersion in unreleasedVersions() or fixVersion is empty

• Select all issues you are interested in:

  (assignee = currentUser() or reporter = currentUser()) AND (fixVersion in unreleasedVersions() or fixVersion is empty)

• Show all issues that you have participated in and have been updated in the last week.  This requires the JIRA Toolkit Plugin.

  updatedDate > -7d AND Participants = currentUser()

• Select all issues for a team (using a Label custom field named 'Team')

  (team = ateam or team = dreamteam or team = engineroom) AND (fixVersion in unreleasedVersions() or fixVersion is empty)

• Only select my bugs for a bugfix team

  project = GHS AND team = bugfix AND issuetype = bug AND (fixVersion in unreleasedVersions() or fixVersion is empty)

• Try fixVersion = earliestUnreleasedVersion(PROJECT KEY) to see all issues in the next Fix Version to be released:

  fixVersion = earliestUnreleasedVersion(PROJECT KEY) 

 Refer to the JIRA documentation for your detailed JQL reference.

Let your imagination run wild and please comment below with your best JQL suggestions to help us learn what you are looking for.