Collapsible sub-tasks in Kanban backlog

[Sehreen Jafry]

Hey guys,

I have two different projects created which have Kanban boards enabled for them but the visual of the 'sub-tasks' looks different on both. I like the 'collapsible' one better but I am unable to find the difference between the two board settings and how to enable the collapsible option.

Please see the screenshots as they would explain what I am saying much better

[Darren Monaghan]

Hi @Sehreen Jafry I'd say Mikael has answered it best so I wanted to give another perspective.
I prefer to see peoples names it just works best for the team so we go Swimlanes and Base Swimlanes on Assignees. This creates a bit of a mess on the board when we have a lot of sub-tasks so I create a quick filter called 'Remove Sub-tasks' which is just issuetype != Sub-task keeps the board clean and we all prefer the view as its easier to spot whos doing what currently. 

[Sehreen Jafry]

Oh wow that's awesome advise @Darren Monaghan !! I'll go for this option for sure.

Thank you.

[Mikael Sandberg]

It is based on how you group your swim lanes. Go into Board settings > Swim lanes, and if you select to sort it based on Stories you will get the collapsible view for issues that have sub-tasks.

[Sehreen Jafry]

@Mikael Sandberg I tried it after reading your comment, maybe it takes a while to kick in, because I checked and it still looks the same. :(

[Mikael Sandberg]

It should be instant. I just tested it again:

[Sehreen Jafry]

@Mikael Sandberg 

Ah, now I see. I wasn't referring to the Kanban board itself. You are right, the change on that page is instant.

But I was referring to the following page, the Kanban "Backlog":

Right before the user story icon, there is a collapsible icon to 'hide' the sub-tasks in my other project, but I don't see that icon for this particular project below.

You can refer to the comparison shot I attach in my initial thread.