Use groups on a board

You can group cards on a board by assignee or by tag. When you select an option to group by, the cards appear in a swimlane format. Unassigned cards or cards without tags appear in their own swimlane.

NOTE

Any cards in the intake column are not included in a group. For information on the intake column, see Add an intake column to a board.

Access requirements

You must have the following access to perform the steps in this article:

Adobe Workfront plan*

Any
Adobe Workfront license*

Request or higher

*To find out what plan, license type, or access you have, contact your Workfront administrator.

Group cards on a board

  1. Click the Main Menu icon Main Menu in the upper-right corner of Adobe Workfront, then click Boards.

  2. Access a board. For information, see Create or edit a board.

  3. Click Group to open the group panel on the left of the board.

    NOTE

    The default setting to group by is None. You can select this option at any time to remove a group and show only the columns on the board.

  4. To group the cards, select Assignees or Tags.

    The cards are grouped automatically. Click the arrow next to the group name to collapse and expand the group.

    Grouped cards on a board

  5. Select what happens when a card is moved to another group.

    • Add on assignees / Add on tags: The assignees or tags in the new group are added to the existing list of assignees or tags on the card.
    • Override assignees / Override tags: The assignees or tags in the new group override all other assignees or tags, and become the only assignees or tags on the card.

    Group by options

  6. Click Hide groups to hide the group panel and display the full board.

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