Columns in the Backlog

Default Columns

The following columns display by default. If you modify them, your changes will be saved. For more information, see Viewing Columns in Grids.

ID

Unique ID of the item. Read-only.

Rank

A Story's Rank is a numerical value used to represent it's position in the Backlog. Agile teams use Rank to identify relative priority and work sequence. When scheduling work (pulling items from the Backlog to a Sprint), Stories at the top of the Backlog are traditionally scheduled for work first. Story Rank can be modified via drag & drop and direct edit. When you drag-drop a Story in the Backlog, the Rank is automatically updated to reflect its new position/ranking. You can also double click the field and manually edit the value.

Name

Story/Task/Item Name. In most cases, you can double click to edit. The Story and Task Name fields have a max length of 255 characters.

Tag

The Tag column allows you to select multiple pre-defined Tags for your Story. This is useful for filtering and organizing your Stories. Double-click the Tag cell for the proper row and select the Tags from the list to apply. For more information, see Using Tags.

Note: This column displays by default for new Users and Projects. For others, you need to explicitly show the column. See Viewing Columns in Grids

Type

Type is used as a way to categorize Stories. Available Story Types include: User Story, Technical To Do, Epic, Theme, or Defect. For more information, see Story Types.

Priority

Priority is a list of values that includes the following: Must Have, Should Have, Could Have, or Won't Have.

Points

Indicates the number of Story Points it is estimated to take to complete the Story.

Owner

Indicates who is responsible for Story.

Release

This is the name of any of the Releases defined in the Project. You can normally double-click to edit and then select any of the available Releases.

Other Available Columns

Author

Name of the original author of the item. Read-only.

Blocked

Blocked indicates that there is an issue outside of the teams control preventing progress. If a Task is blocked, the parent Story will display in the grid. Click the icon in the grid to block a Task. After entering a comment, It will change to . Additionally, the Sprint Health & Progress area in the team Room will indicate that there are blocked Stories. For more information, see Blocking a Task.

Carried Over

This column in the grid will display a special image representing that the Story was carried over from one sprint to the next (or more).

Created Date

Date that the item was created. Ready-only.

Code Reviews

The Code Reviews column will contain one of the various Code Review or Changes Set icons depending on whether there are active reviews or change sets related to the Story or Task. Click the icon to open the Code Review window (if a change set exists but a Code Review does not exist, you will be prompted to create one). A green icon indicates that all Code Reviews are accepted. Red indicates all reviews are rejected. Yellow indicates an indeterminate state where some are accepted/rejected or may not exist yet.

General

The General field is a text-based field that can be used to capture any business or development process data as needed by the project team. It is not used in Rhythm for any explicit purpose. It has a maximum length of 128 characters and is only available in grids that contain Story data.

Global ID

This is a unique identifier for all items in the Atlas Hub.

Input Stream

This column displays the Input Stream icon if the item was derived from an Input Stream. Hover over the item for more information or click the column to open the external item. For more information, see Input Streams.

Kanban Status

If a Story is present in a Kanban Board lane, this column will display the board Name and lane in the following format: <Board Name>: <Lane Name>.

Last Edited

Date that the item was last edited. Ready-only.

Last Edited By

Name of the last author who last edited the item. Read-only.

Revision

Version number of the item. Read-only.

Status

The Status column for a Story contains a bubble control that allows you to click on one of the bubbles to set the status of the Story: Not Started, In Progress, Complete, or Accepted.

The Status column for a Task also contains a bubble control that allows you to set the Status by clicking on one of the bubbles. The number of bubbles depends on the amount of Task Status Values configured by your administrator. See Change Task Status Values (Swimlanes).