Jira Swimlanes Disappeared?

[Mary from Planyway]

I noticed that now I can not create Swimlanes trough Board Settings. Does it the same for you? Now, there is only the option for columns. Is there a way to return them back? What concerns me is Jira documentation which still has the article on Jira swimlanes set the old way. Please help!

[Tuncay Senturk · Accepted solution]

Hi @Mary from Planyway 

Swimlane configuration options can differ between project types. If you're using a Team-Managed project, some advanced board settings like swimlanes might not be available or are configured differently compared to Company-Managed projects.

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[Mary from Planyway]

Thank you!

[Tuncay Senturk]

You're welcome! I hope it helps

[Tomislav Tobijas _Koios_ · Accepted solution]

Hi @Mary from Planyway ,

Another thing worth mentioning here (at least it enlightened me when I was preparing for one exam) is that swimlanes are casually being 'replaced' by Group by feature directly on the board view.

Although I've checked a couple of instances we manage and in each, there's still Swimlanes tab under board settings (if we're talking about company-managed projects).

Cheers,
Tom

[Fabian Marx]

If you want to use queries, it seems you need to configure them in the old swimlane tab. Then you can use them with the group by filter.

[Marc - Devoteam]

Hi @Mary from Planyway 

As @Tomislav Tobijas _Koios_ mentions, this is happening.

I noticed when using this "new" feature on the board, the swim lane function in the board config will not work anymore.

The only solution then is to create a new board, swiml anes will work, until anyone with access to the board uses the group by function, then the same issue is back.