Column number Limit in child work items of epic

[Stephan Langer]

The number of columns/fields displayed in 'Child work items' of an epic is restricted to 7. Where can this limit be set?

[Marc -Devoteam-]

Hi @Stephan Langer 

I second the finding of @Tomislav Tobijas .

I can add more columns as well (free instance), so I can't reproduce this.

It might be due to the fact of the new Linked Work Items view that is rolling out, see; https://confluence.atlassian.com/cloud/blog/2026/03/atlassian-cloud-changes-feb-23-to-mar-2-2026 

Then raise this to Atlassian via the Feedback option in the hlep menu or raise an issue via Atlassian Support

[Tomislav Tobijas]

Hey @Stephan Langer ,

Interesting to see this. I'm not sure if there's UI option to configure the limit (at least I have not seen it). I've checked on a couple of our instances, and I can add more than 7 fields/columns in each. 👀

Maybe try reaching out to the Support team and checking with them. I'm actually curious if this can be configured 🤔

Cheers,
Tobi

[Tomislav Tobijas]

@Stephan Langer actually, yes - I've initially tested on the old experience, but this limitation is related to the new one as @Marc -Devoteam- mentioned. This is, I believe, a hardcoded limit that cannot be configured.

Again, you can reach out to the support team to check and discuss this, and see if they can open a feature suggestion to adjust the limit.

[Arkadiusz Wroblewski]

Hello and Welcome @Stephan Langer 

Yep @Tomislav Tobijas  and @Marc -Devoteam- 

Main reason is probably the new Work Item view, I’m seeing the same behavior as well.

[Marc -Devoteam-]

HI @Arkadiusz Wroblewski 

I have not seen this change on any of the instances I manage.

So yes it seems to relate to the rolling chnage.

[Arkadiusz Wroblewski]

@Marc -Devoteam- 

Indeed, and I'm not in Preview release so it seems to be Released Globaly.