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Way to show "Done" issues in backlog?

Tyler Huntley
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October 19, 2018

My filter query is set to show all issues within a project - all Statuses. When editing the Filter, I see all issues, including Done. However, the issues marked as "Done" do not appear when looking at the backlog itself.

What could be causing that? Is the backlog set to automatically filter out all "Done" issues, even if they're included in the filter query?

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Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
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October 19, 2018

A backlog is not supposed to show "done" issues - it's for issues that need some actions, and by definition an issue that is "done" does not need action.

The backlog will automatically ignore anything the board says is done (right hand column)

Matthew Thorley
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November 7, 2018

Is there a way to override that behavior? If not it would be nice if it were added, or if I could provide a filter query for the backlog view.

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Nic Brough -Adaptavist-
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November 7, 2018

No, because a done issue should not be in the backlog.  It's finished with, and a backlog is a list of outstanding work.

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PBryukhanov June 4, 2025

Not sure whay you need this, but reverse this video. 
I created to remove Done items from backlog, you can reverse what I did. 

https://youtu.be/871Dwb72Coc 

But I second others, you should not have Done items in the backlog. 

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