How can I add a "filter by" initiatives column to the backlog view?

[Mark Collins]

We use Epic and Version filtering in the backlog view. How can I add a column like epics but for initiatives? 

[Walter Buggenhout · Accepted solution]

Hi @Mark Collins,

You can't, unfortunately.

If you do have initiatives, I guess you are on the premium plan. So use your advanced roadmap plans to plan from the higher levels of the hierarchy instead.

[Bill Sheboy]

Hi @Mark Collins 

Also, here are some of the suggestions to add filter options for initiatives, which you may review and vote for:

https://jira.atlassian.com/issues/?jql=project%20IN%20(JRACLOUD%2C%20JSWCLOUD)%20AND%20resolution%20%3D%20Unresolved%20AND%20summary%20~%20%22filter%22%20AND%20summary%20~%20%22initiative%22%20ORDER%20BY%20Key

Best regards,

Bill

[Mark Collins]

thank you @Walter Buggenhout  

We were on the advanced plan but have dropped to basic. Thus we have initiatives to aggregate epics under an umbrella but no useful way to utilize them well.  

The linked suggestions from @Bill Sheboy  address this gap.