Backlog

[bhaueter]

So does each Jira project have it's own Backlog?  I'd expect a 'master' Backlog where each project would be able to pull Backlog issues into that project.  But I'm not see that, what I see is the Backlog is tied to a project.

[Ste Wright]

Hi @bhaueter 

It depends on the type of project you're utilising.

If it's a Next-Gen project - then at present, each project has its own board / backlog. There is no current method of having issues from multiple Next-Gen projects on one board.

If it's a Classic project - you can do this. Projects and Boards are not the same thing. Boards are a visual representation of an issue filter - and whilst most projects at creation get provided a board, you can modify the board to show more than one project.

To do this from scratch for multiple projects:

1. Go to the quick search box (top-right corner in newest UI)
2. Click on it - and in the view which appears click the grey "Boards" button at the bottom, inline with the text "Go to all"
3. On the boards screen, press the blue "Create Board" button in the top-right corner
4. Choose the board type - either Scrum (for sprints) or Kanban
5. In the next screen, select "Board from existing project"
6. In the final screen before creation, it'll ask which project to base the board on. Whilst the board must live under a single project, you can enter multiple projects into the field "Project" on this screen.

^ In this manner, you can create a new board encompassing >1 project. You can of course just modify the filter of an existing board also. You'll need to be both the Board Admin and Filter Owner and then...

1. Go to the board
2. In the top-right corner, select options (3-dots icon) > Board Settings
3. Select General from the left-hand menu
4. Under Filter, select "Edit Filter Query"
5. Modify the filter used on this board - for example, you could add in more projects, limit it to just the story issue type, etc
6. Press Search to locate your new results - then press Save to modify the board's query. 

^ If you don't own the filter, you can follow steps 1-5 - but in step 6, you'd press "Save As" rather than Save. You'd then need to return to General and change the board's filter query by hovering over the existing one and clicking to change it your newly saved one.

If you do include other projects in the same query, do ensure you check the Column mapping, etc in the Board Settings in case the new projects have other statuses not currently mapped to your board.

Ste

[Bill Sheboy]

Hi @bhaueter  -- Welcome to the Atlassian Community!

In JIRA, a project is a list of zero or more issues to manage work.  You could have all of your work in one project (backlog) and then use other means to distinguish things like products, teams, etc.  However that might cause confusion when different value streams or product lines use different criteria to manage work, such as for ranking, priority, defect management, etc.

There are different types of projects, and supporting them, different types of visibility boards, such as for Scrum and Kanban.

Please review this documentation for more information and how-tos:

Jira Software Cloud resources

https://support.atlassian.com/jira-software-cloud/resources/

Lead agile projects with Jira Software Cloud

https://support.atlassian.com/jira-software-cloud/docs/lead-agile-projects-with-jira-software-cloud/

What is a Jira Software board?

https://support.atlassian.com/jira-software-cloud/docs/what-is-a-jira-software-board/

Best regards,

Bill