Backlog
How to use backlog for ideas and non-urgent tasks, then move them into active work at the right time without losing priorities.
Backlog
The backlog keeps ideas, technical debt, and future tasks outside the daily active flow. The team can capture important signals without crowding the main task list.
1. What the backlog shows
The screen shows only tasks with the BACKLOG status. Each card includes title, project, assignee, creation date, customer when present, and the workspace status label. Type and priority icons make bugs, improvements, and technical tasks easier to scan.
2. Filters
The top row filters backlog items by project and customer. Selecting a project narrows the customer list to customers linked with that project, which is useful when you are grooming one technical branch.
3. Adding an item
Add to backlog opens the regular task form in backlog mode. Fill in the title, description, and project. A backlog item is not assigned as active work yet; assignee changes become available after the task moves into a working status.
When the team plans with sprints, backlog tasks can be selected while filling a planned sprint. They stay in backlog until the sprint starts, then move into a working status. The full flow is covered in Sprints and Planning.
4. Backlog search
The Search button searches only backlog tasks and keeps the selected project filter. You can include comments when the useful detail was recorded in a discussion rather than in the task title.
Related Guides
The task form is covered in Create and Edit Tasks. To read task cards and status labels, see Task Card and Status. Project access is configured in Projects, and short planning cycles are covered in Sprints and Planning.
Related topics
How to enable sprints for a project, create a short planning cycle, fill it with backlog and active tasks, then start or close the sprint.
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