Board Manager Card Types

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Introduction

When creating or managing a board, choose which type of cards you will allow to be added to the board

Card Types

Board Manager provides various card types, and the ability to to define which card types are allowed on each board. Each card type provides a different function and has different characteristics, these are detailed below.

Card

Card's can be used to represent an action which need to be performed, these can have one or multiple board members assigned to them and they can be added directly to a board lane from the board view using the Add option in the required lane.

Name - Provide a name for the card as it will appear on the board lane
Content - Define the content of the card
Wiki Markup - Format the content on the card
Lists - Add checklist items to the card - visually see the progress through list items represented on the card by a a green progress bar
Attachments - Add attachments to the card
Colour - Select a colour for the card background
Copy - Copy the card to another board you have access to
Timeline - Collaborate on the content of the card
Members - drag and drop to associate one or more board members to the card
Remove - Remove the card if no longer required

Separator

Separator's can be used to visually represent a break or segment on a board lane. Separators can be added directly to a board lane from the board view using the Add option in the required lane.

Title - Provide a title for the separator as it will appear on the board lane
Colour - Select a colour for the separator background
Copy - Copy the separator to another board you have access to
Remove - Remove the separator if no longer required

Note

Note's can be used to add a simple comment to a board. Notes can be added directly to a board lane from the board view using the Add option in the required lane

Content - Define the content for the note
Colour - Select a colour for the note background
Copy - Copy the note to another board you have access to
Remove - Remove the note if no longer required

App Specific Card Types

As well as the native card types explained above which can be added to a board directly from the board view, it is also possible to add cards to reflect different application specific entities. These card types can be added to a board manually using a board plugin in the app, and or automatically via the business process engine, and configured in the business process designer.

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