Manage the Work in Progress (WIP) limit on a board

Last update: August 26, 2024

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You can configure a Work In Progress (WIP) limit for each column on a board.

The WIP limit is simply a visual warning and does not restrict you from having more items in each column than the limit you set.

Access requirements

Expand to view access requirements for the functionality in this article.

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

Adobe WorkfrontAny
Adobe Workfront license

New: Contributor or higher

or

Current: Request or higher

For more detail about the information in this table, see Access requirements in Workfront documentation.

Set the WIP limit on a column

  1. Click the Main Menu icon Main Menu in the upper-right corner of Adobe Workfront, or (if available), click the Main Menu icon Main Menu in the upper-left corner, then click Boards.

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

  3. Locate the column you want to add the WIP limit to.

    To add a new column, see Manage board columns.

  4. Click the More menu on the column, and select Edit to open the Settings area.

  5. Under Column Policies, enable the Work in progress limit policy to limit the number of cards that can be added to the column.

  6. Type the limit number in the Set limit field.

    WIP limit for column

    The number of cards and the limit display at the top of the column. If the column contains more cards than the limit, the counter turns red.

    WIP limit counter

  7. Click Close to exit the Settings area and view the column and its cards.

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