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Canvas & Views

Reading and navigating the execution canvas.

Assign Contributors and Set Priority

Drag a teammate onto a task to assign them, then double-click their avatar on the card to set their contribution priority.

Create Dependencies Between Work Items

Drag from a task card's connection ports to link it to another task as blocking or parenting.

Edit a Work Item

Open a task's Work Item Detail panel to edit its title and description, add attachments, and comment, with autosave throughout.

Edit Sprint Dates and Add Sprints

Ctrl+drag a sprint's border to change its dates, or double-click the hover-revealed strip at its edge to add a new sprint.

Manage the Sprint Roster

Each roster avatar's ring shows a teammate's workload against their capacity; double-click an avatar to edit their availability or contribution.

Navigate the Execution Canvas

Zoom, pan, and scroll around the execution canvas with your mouse, trackpad, or touch gestures.

Open and Edit a Project

Open a project from its Sankey ribbon or epic card to edit its name, color, parent, target date, and per-team effort.

Read the Capacity Guardrail

The guardrail band beside a track's Sankey ribbons shows how much of that team's capacity is committed, unallocated, unavailable, or spent on ad hoc work.

Reading the Execution Canvas

How to read sprint columns, iteration headers, work item cards, and the sprint summary band.

Select and Move Work Items on the Canvas

Drag tasks between sprints, drag a marquee to select several at once, and Shift+click to add tasks to your selection.

Use the Calendar

Click a day to add an event, drag horizontally to open the breakout dashboard, and drag an event to move its target date.

Use the Sankey Ribbons

Click a ribbon to open its project, double-click to rename or recolor it, and drag it to reorder its priority.

Use the Work Item Card Dials

Double-click a task card's status, estimate, type, or project region to open a radial dial for changing it.