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diff --git a/doc/user/project/issue_board.md b/doc/user/project/issue_board.md index 116602fbbb9..aaf91ae0b40 100644 --- a/doc/user/project/issue_board.md +++ b/doc/user/project/issue_board.md @@ -51,11 +51,54 @@ To learn more, visit [GitLab Enterprise features for issue boards](#gitlab-enter Watch a [video presentation](https://youtu.be/vjccjHI7aGI) of the Issue Board feature. +## Multiple issue boards + +> - [Introduced](https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2016/10/22/gitlab-8-13-released/) in GitLab 8.13. +> - Multiple issue boards per project [moved](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/issues/53811) to [GitLab Core](https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/) in GitLab 12.1. +> - Multiple issue boards per group are available in [GitLab Premium](https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/). + +Multiple issue boards allow for more than one issue board for a given project **(CORE)** or group **(PREMIUM)**. +This is great for large projects with more than one team or when a repository hosts the code of multiple products. + +Using the search box at the top of the menu, you can filter the listed boards. + +When you have ten or more boards available, a **Recent** section is also shown in the menu, with +shortcuts to your last four visited boards. + + + +When you're revisiting an issue board in a project or group with multiple boards, +GitLab automatically loads the last board you visited. + +### Create an issue board + +To create a new issue board: + +1. Click the dropdown with the current board name in the upper left corner of the Issue Boards page. +1. Click **Create new board**. +1. Enter the new board's name and select its scope: milestone, labels, assignee, or weight. + +### Delete an issue board + +To delete the currently active issue board: + +1. Click the dropdown with the current board name in the upper left corner of the Issue Boards page. +1. Click **Delete board**. +1. Click **Delete** to confirm. + ## Issue boards use cases You can tailor GitLab issue boards to your own preferred workflow. Here are some common use cases for issue boards. +For examples of using issue boards along with [epics](../group/epics/index.md) **(PREMIUM)**, +[issue health status](issues/index.md#health-status) **(ULTIMATE)**, and +[scoped labels](labels.md#scoped-labels) **(PREMIUM)** for various Agile frameworks, check: + +- The [How to use GitLab for Agile portfolio planning and project management](https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2020/11/11/gitlab-for-agile-portfolio-planning-project-management/) blog post (November 2020) +- <i class="fa fa-youtube-play youtube" aria-hidden="true"></i> +[Cross-project Agile work management with GitLab](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5J0bonGoECs) (15 min, July 2020) + ### Use cases for a single issue board With the GitLab Workflow you can discuss proposals in issues, label @@ -122,7 +165,10 @@ to improve their workflow with multiple boards. #### Quick assignments -Create lists for each of your team members and quickly drag issues onto each team member's list. +To quickly assign issues to your team members: + +1. Create [assignee lists](#assignee-lists) for each team member. +1. Drag an issue onto the team member's list. ## Issue board terminology @@ -185,41 +231,6 @@ and vice versa. GitLab issue boards are available on GitLab Core and GitLab.com Free tiers, but some advanced functionality is present in [higher tiers only](https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/). -### Multiple issue boards - -> - [Introduced](https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2016/10/22/gitlab-8-13-released/) in GitLab 8.13. -> - Multiple issue boards per project [moved](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/issues/53811) to [GitLab Core](https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/) in GitLab 12.1. -> - Multiple issue boards per group are available in [GitLab Premium](https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/). - -Multiple issue boards allow for more than one issue board for a given project or group. -This is great for large projects with more than one team or when a repository hosts the code of multiple products. - -Using the search box at the top of the menu, you can filter the listed boards. - -When you have ten or more boards available, a **Recent** section is also shown in the menu, with -shortcuts to your last four visited boards. - - - -When you're revisiting an issue board in a project or group with multiple boards, -GitLab automatically loads the last board you visited. - -#### Create an issue board - -To create a new issue board: - -1. Click the dropdown with the current board name in the upper left corner of the Issue Boards page. -1. Click **Create new board**. -1. Enter the new board's name and select its scope: milestone, labels, assignee, or weight. - -#### Delete an issue board - -To delete the currently active issue board: - -1. Click the dropdown with the current board name in the upper left corner of the Issue Boards page. -1. Click **Delete board**. -1. Click **Delete** to confirm. - ### Configurable issue boards **(STARTER)** > [Introduced](https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2017/11/22/gitlab-10-2-released/#issue-boards-configuration) in [GitLab Starter](https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/) 10.2. @@ -315,6 +326,9 @@ With swimlanes you can visualize issues grouped by epic. Your issue board keeps all the other features, but with a different visual organization of issues. This feature is available both at the project and group level. +<i class="fa fa-youtube-play youtube" aria-hidden="true"></i> +For a video overview, see [Epics Swimlanes Walkthrough - 13.6](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHC7-kz5P2g) (November 2020). + To group issues by epic in an issue board: 1. Select the **Group by** dropdown button. @@ -432,6 +446,7 @@ the list by filtering by the following: - Assignee - Author - Epic +- Iteration ([introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/118742) in GitLab 13.6) - Label - Milestone - My Reaction @@ -459,6 +474,7 @@ You can filter by the following: - Assignee - Author - Epic +- Iteration ([introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/118742) in GitLab 13.6) - Label - Milestone - My Reaction |