Assign issue to specific column in Kanban board automatically.

[Razma Tazz]

Hi I have my project setup and using Kanban board. On my board I have the following columns from left to right...

• To Do (To Do): The full "backlog"
• Bugs (To Do): Only contains bug issue types
• In Progress (In Progress)
• QA (In Progress): Issues ready to be QAed
• QA In Progress (In Progress): Bugs currently being QAed
• Done (Done)

Now is it possible that when someone creates a bug issue that it automatically gets added to Bugs (To Do) column. Right now every new issue gets added to the To Do column.

Thanks

[Doug Swartz · Accepted solution]

In addition to quick filters, you could use a separate swimlane for bugs.

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

Bother, I always forget you can do that! Nice one.

[Razma Tazz]

Yep figure that out also!

[Deleted user]

You have to understand that the Columns in the JIRA Agile boards are always associated to ticket Statuses. e.g, you can name a Board Column "Backlog" and associate it issue statues "To do" and "Open". It's not configured for Issue Types.

Also, I'm not sure why you have 2 TO DO columns here. 

[Razma Tazz]

Humm true. I suppose when the bugs column was created it was just an easier way to see what bugs are in the to do list but I guess just a custom filter will do right?

Sorry this should have been a comment  

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

Does sound like a good case for a "quick filter" if you only want one "To Do" column. With a quick-filter of "issuetype = bug", you can quickly toggle them on and off. (And maybe another one for "issuetype != bug")

[Deleted user]

Yeah, just stick with one "To Do" column and as Nic said, use Quick Filters to hide/show the things you need :)

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

You could set up two workflows - one for Bugs, with an initial status of "To do - bug", and the other for all the other types with an initial status of just "To do".  Map those to separate columns in the board, and you're sorted.