Swimlines by components

Question

Hello, I see the swimlines are the way to horizonzally group work items in a Kanban Board. I would like to have my work items sorted by the component they are using, but i see this option is not available within the default ones. I tried querying the components but i would need to type each one by one as "component" = component1, etc.

Is there any possibility to organize my board by components without needing to query each of them manually? Thank you

Philipp Sendek _catworkx_ · Accepted Answer

Hi @Almudena Milans del Bosch

good question! But as you've already figured out, it's not possible by default and if you selected Queries as option, you'd have to provide a JQL query for each Component. Which might be good as a workaround, considering there's no alternative.

This feature alone might not suffice an app, but you can search the Atlassian Marketplace for apps arounds boards and maybe you'll find an app that provides valuable additions along with this feature.

Greetings
Philipp

David Jones_c73fwl · Accepted Answer

I totally get the frustration with manual JQL queries for every component! While there isn't a single 'one-click' button for dynamic component swimlines yet, you can often achieve a cleaner view by using the 'Assignee' or 'Epic' swimline defaults if those align with your team's structure.

Bill Sheboy · Accepted Answer

Hi @Almudena Milans del Bosch

You are correct: the only built-in option currently is using JQL filters for each value (plus one for no values assigned).

Other than marketplace apps, there a very old suggestion in JAC asking for more configurable swim lanes, including by Component: https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRACLOUD-91263

Kind regards,
Bill