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Update the status of stories on the Kanban board

Last update: Fri Oct 17 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

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You can change the status of a story directly from the Kanban board in order to reflect how the stories are progressing.

NOTE
Only statuses selected in the Story Board section in the team settings area are available on the Kanban board and in the status drop-down menu. For more information, see Configure Kanban

Access requirements

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Adobe Workfront package Any
Adobe Workfront license

Standard

Work or higher

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

Update the status of stories on the Kanban board

  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 Teams.

  2. (Optional) Click the Switch team icon Switch team icon , then either select a new Kanban team from the drop-down menu or search for a team in the search bar.

  3. Go to the Kanban board where you want to update the status of a story.

  4. Drag a story from one status column on the Kanban board and into another column.
    A story remains in the Complete column for two weeks after it is added.
    Move story to another column

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