Groups, rows and getting work onto a board
A board is a stack of groups, each holding rows. Rows you type in yourself sit alongside rows synced from Jira, GitHub, GitLab or Azure DevOps — in the same groups or their own.
Two groups; the second row is selected for a bulk action.
What it does, and where the data comes from
Every project row lives in a Group, and every group belongs to one board. Groups you create hold the rows you add by hand. When a source is attached, its issues land in their own group per Jira project, GitHub repo, GitLab project, or Azure DevOps project — kept separate so a sync never overwrites a group you're using for manual work.
How to work with groups and rows
- Add a group or row — use the add-row affordance at the bottom of a group, or press
Nwith a row focused to jump straight to it. Keyboard chordGthen↑/↓jumps between groups. - Reorder by drag — grab a row anywhere and drop it at a new position in the same group; the new order is saved immediately, with the board reverting the row if the save fails.
- Move between groups — drag a row across a group boundary to reassign it; a row moved this way keeps its edits and comments.
- Select multiple rows — press
Spaceon a focused row to toggle its selection; selecting one or more rows shows a bulk action bar at the bottom of the screen. - Bulk actions — with rows selected, Change status, Move to group, Duplicate, or Delete the whole selection at once, then Clear the selection.
- Delete a single row — focus it and press
Delete/Backspace(confirms first), or use the row's own delete control.
Under the hood
Every drag, delete, and bulk edit applies to the board instantly and rolls back only if the server call fails — so the board never waits on a network round trip to feel responsive. A row that fails to save briefly flashes red instead of silently reverting.
If it looks wrong
| Symptom | Cause | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| A dragged row snaps back | The move was rejected by the server (e.g. stale board state) | Refresh the board and retry the drag |
| Deleted row reappears | The delete request failed | Check your connection and delete again — it flashes red on failure |
| Can't add or delete rows | You hold Viewer, not Editor, on this board — row writes are enforced server-side | Ask a board Owner for Editor access; see Owners, sharing and who can see a board for what each role controls |
Related
- System fields vs the columns you add — what each column in a row shows.
- Filtering, sorting and finding rows — narrow down a busy board.
- Owners, sharing and who can see a board — what board roles control today, and what they don't.
- Connecting sources — how synced groups get onto a board.
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