NEWIE: Why does Issues -> Backlog list all the Sprints?

[Justin]

👋🏻 Hi Jira Pro's,

When I look at a project's Backlog (Issues -> Backlog) I see the backlog but I also see all the sprints.

Right now, I'm just in my initial Trial. So I'm testing and playing and setting stuff up. I can quickly see that in 12 months time, this page will have 26 sprints + backlog.

I get it, that it's nice to drag a backlog item up from backlog and drop it in "sprint x". But this will get seriously crap as we add more and more sprints, right?

It would make sense if the sprints (in the backlog list) are not 

- open

- completed

so then this is like a nice "planning board"

but .. it's not?

Cheers!

[YY Brother · Accepted solution]

Hi @Justin 

Welcome to our Community.

Completed sprints won't display in the Backlog. The Backlog in Scrum board includes:
1.Product Backlog

2.Sprint Backlog (Open, In Progress/Active sprints)

Usually, we don't plan so many sprints at the beginning.

Hope it helps,

YY Brother

[Justin]

Lovely! Because I'm just trialling, i've not had a chance to close a sprint (yet), which is why I wouldn't have noticed this.

Perfect! This answers it perfectly.

Have a lovely day, mate 🤗