(Team-based "business" project, free tier.) Goal: display a kanban board for a specific Epic. I.e. show all child work items as cards on a board in their "swim lanes" (aka states like "to do" or "completed") (if I am using the right terminology). * Spaces have tabs in their views (pages), one of the tabs is "Board" - exactly what I am looking for - except it's for the entire space, not a selected "Epic". * There does not appear to be a filter option that would allow to only show work items related to a specific epic, unless I am missing something. (The "Epic" button in the "Filter" drop-down just restricts the results to "epics".) * ... and it does not look like JQL is working. If I just type something like `parent = - ` in the search box: no results. So how do I filter a board to only show a specific epic and all of its child (or "related") work items? (Or if that's not easy, how do I create the needed view some other way?) (This should be simple?)

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a kanban board for a specific epic?

Alex Gerulaitis_9or28t

(Team-based "business" project, free tier.)

Goal: display a kanban board for a specific Epic. I.e. show all child work items as cards on a board in their "swim lanes" (aka states like "to do" or "completed") (if I am using the right terminology).

Spaces have tabs in their views (pages), one of the tabs is "Board" - exactly what I am looking for - except it's for the entire space, not a selected "Epic".
There does not appear to be a filter option that would allow to only show work items related to a specific epic, unless I am missing something. (The "Epic" button in the "Filter" drop-down just restricts the results to "epics".)
... and it does not look like JQL is working. If I just type something like `parent = <spaceID>-<number>` in the search box: no results.

So how do I filter a board to only show a specific epic and all of its child (or "related") work items? (Or if that's not easy, how do I create the needed view some other way?)

(This should be simple?)

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John Funk

Hi Alex,

Team-managed spaces are very limited as far as customization and you can't do much with the board. Many people suggest avoiding those types of projects altogether (I am one of those :-)

That being said, you can create a second board and use a board filter that limits the work items show on the board to a specific Epic. There are a few limitations, but all of that is explained in this article.

https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Jira-articles/Creating-a-Second-Agile-Board-for-Team-Managed-or-JIra-Work/ba-p/2115018

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John Funk

Hi Alex,

Team-managed spaces are very limited as far as customization and you can't do much with the board. Many people suggest avoiding those types of projects altogether (I am one of those :-)

https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Jira-articles/Creating-a-Second-Agile-Board-for-Team-Managed-or-JIra-Work/ba-p/2115018

Trudy P Claspill

Hello @Alex Gerulaitis

You mentioned that it is a Team-managed project, but that is just one aspect of the project type. The other is whether it is a Business, Software, or Service space. Click the ... button next to the space name and look at the last two lines in the pop-up.

Screenshot 2026-03-05 at 10.30.08 AM.png

The Space type will affect the filtering options.

For instance in a Software space you should see a filter option like this:

Screenshot 2026-03-05 at 10.31.46 AM.png

That would allow you to show in the board cards for only the items that have as their parent the Epic(s) you checkmark.

The Filter option for a Business space looks quite different.

Screenshot 2026-03-05 at 10.37.55 AM.png

This space type's filter doesn't support what you are trying to do.

Alex Gerulaitis_9or28t

Thank you, it's "business".

Trudy P Claspill

Unfortunately, then for that Space type you will not be able to change what is available under the Filter button in the Space's built-in Board view.

As @John Funk mentioned you could create a Saved filter to select the work items from this space, and then create a separate Kanban board based on that saved filter. That new board would have the filtering options available as I showed for a Software space.

You could then add a link to that new board in the Shortcuts tab of your Business space.

Screenshot 2026-03-06 at 10.35.51 AM.png

Alex Gerulaitis_9or28t

There seems to be something missing:

the only option for the "location" of a newly created board based on a saved filter is a personal space (not team space).
This is apparently due to an inherent limitation of a "business" project:
- "Warning, if your project is 'Business' and not 'Software' type then the project will not appear in the new Board Location drop down list." (link from 2017)
this means the board will only be visible to others if I directly share it with others - individuals or teams. Can't just share it with all other users and make it universally accessible.

Does this sound right? (Thanks for the help!)

Alex Gerulaitis_9or28t

Thank you! Managed to create and save a shared filter, create and save the board based on that filter, but:

Can't make that board universally accessible to all members of the space (or org) in a "business" project. - must "share" it directly with individual or teams. Creating a "team" and sharing the board with it seems to be the workaround for now.

Thanks again!

John Funk

Just create a shortcut and add it there - on the lefthand menu.

And you are welcome. :-)

Alex Gerulaitis_9or28t

People I've shared the board with are reporting "Space not found. The space might have been deleted or you don't have permission".

How do I add a shortcut to the left side menu? No "add a shortcut" button there, and adding a shortcut for a space doesn't do anything for the left side menu.

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