Filter tasks to stop excessive scrolling

Question

Hello,

In the Kanban board on atlassian, if i change an item from 'to do' to 'done' it puts the item at the bottom of the 'done' column, and then scrolls me down to that item in the 'done' column. I then need to scroll back up to the top of the board to address the next issue, this is becoming very frustrating to have to do every time.

I assume there must be a way of filtering the view so the item I change appears at the top of the board instead of the bottom?

Assume I'm not atlassian literate! Step-by-step guidance to a solution would be very much appreciated.

Petter Gonçalves · Answer

Hello Marcus,

Can you confirm if you are using a next-gen project?

If you are using a classic board, you should be able to change the order as you need by performing the exact steps below:

- Navigate to your board > Click on the three dots icon (...) at the bottom right corner > Board Settings > Edit filter query

- Change the filter query as you need, clicking enter to run the query after your updates. Once you do it, the Save option will be available to save the filter and applying it to your board. P.S: Some fields are not sortable. If you select an unsortable field, an error will be returned and the filter will not be saved.

Let me know if this information helps.

marcus.jennings@arup.com · Answer

Hi Petterson,

I'm still struggling to follow unfortunately. re; your first suggestion, I don't see an option called 'edit board filter' neither on my screen nor your snapshot.

For the second suggestion, how do I edit the filter query you've highlighted?

I can select Edit Filter Query, but i can only 'save as'. I don't think I have the permissions to commit it to the project

I've tried the below, which seems to reverse the rank in the items shown. however since I can't commit this to my project board I can't see if it actually works.

project = RHCS ORDER BY "Change type" ASC

Kind regards,

Marcus

Petter Gonçalves · Answer

Hello Marcus,

Welcome to Atlassian community!

The order of issues in the board columns are based in the Sort you added to the board filter at Board settings > General > Edit board filter.

That been said, you can change the order which the issues will be placed by editing the parameter ORDER BY in the board query, so the issues can be moved to the top or even to the middle of the column based on that sort:

P.S: The steps above are not applicable to Next-gen boards.

Additionally, we have a feature request opened to remove the scroll down when an issue is moved to the bottom of the column:

- Remove scroll down on a board when an issue is moved to the bottom of a column whit many issues

Feel free to vote and watch the suggestion to increase its priority and also receive notifications about any updates.

Let me know if this information helps.