Agile Board Glossary

h2. Board

Columns on the board correspond to issue States. A column is shown on the board if the corresponding state is selected in Settings.

You can configure Board columns in the settings pane of the same name.

By default, the four column are displayed: Open, In Progress, Fixed, and Verified. To enable/disable showing a column, select/deselect checkbox for the corresponding state.

h2. Sprints

A _sprint_ is a set period of time, during which specific work has to be completed and made ready for review. In YouTrack terms, a sprint corresponds to a version number. When you create a sprint, the same value is added to the Versions bundle of your project. Likewise, if you add a new version to the Versions bundle, a new sprint will appear in the list of sprints for your project.

h2. Backlog

The _backlog_ is a collection of not yet estimated features and tasks that await planning and implementation. In other words, it's the list of work your development team should address during the project release cycle.

In terms of YouTrack, a backlog is a saved search. By default, for each project the following saved search is created automatically and is used as the backlog:
{code}project: <project> Fix versions: {No Fix versions} #Unresolved{code}
That is, by default the backlog of a project contains all unresolved issues in the project with empty "Fix versions" field.

For more details please refer to the [Working with Backlog] page.

h2. Swimlane

Task card (or just a card) represents an issue of any type except the issue type that is selected to identify swimlane.

h2. Orphan task

Orphan task is a task that is not a part of any swimlane (feature). In YouTrack terms, an orphan task is an issue of any type (except the issue type that is selected to identify swimlane), which is not linked to any issue of the "swimlane type" as a {{subtask}}.

h2. Orphan tasks lane

Orphan tasks lane contains all the orphan tasks, that match the current sprint on the board. By default, the Orphans lane is located below all of the swimlanes. However, you can place the Orphans lane at the top of the board, via board's Settings.