How can I make a middle column in my sprint board burn down stories and effect the burndown chart?

Question

On my sprint board, I want a custom middle column "Done in Dev" to burn down stories and effect the burndown chart when a story is placed in it. I cannot find a way to make any column, other than the far right column, do this. Is there a way? If not has atlassian explained why?

Thanks!

Andrew

Nic Brough -Adaptavist- · Answer

Yes, the last column is "done".  It's nonsense to burn-down on things that are not done.

HP_ux7w8u · Answer

@Nic Brough -Adaptavist- Hi is this answer still applicable in 2022. Can't we set a middle column (status) to update the burn-down chart?

Nic Brough -Adaptavist- · Answer

It hasn't changed - "done" is when you burn down, and that is the last column on the board.  You need to match your definition of done into the last column.  If "done" is "dev done, but not QA or deployed", then put "dev done" in the last column, along with QA and deployed.  Or even drop QA and Deployed from the board completely, as they're not relevant to the team's "done".