Backlogs

A backlog is a queue that contains all of the potential work items that could be built, including actual work, proposed features, good ideas, or discovered defects. The items in a backlog should cover the entire product's lifecycle, from the current release (and the current sprint) to future releases (and future sprints). All items in a backlog can be viewed as an ordered list (sorted by rank), in a table, or by in a tree (grouped as parent/child work items, as defined by your organization's work breakdown structure).

Backlogs are the places in which your organization's work items (including defects and impediments) are managed. Backlogs behave the same way for all levels with your agile lifecycle.

Edit

You can edit work items directly in the backlog. Click Edit, make your changes, and then click Save.

To edit work items directly in a backlog

Choose a backlog.
From the backlog toolbar, select Edit.
Make your changes.
Click Save.

Hide

You can hide any work item that is not included in the backlog in which you are currently working.

To hide some work items

Choose a backlog.
From the backlog toolbar, select More.
De-select Show All.

Select

You can move between backlogs by selecting a new backlog while working in a backlog view.

To select a different backlog

While working in a backlog, select the name of the backlog.
In the work types tree, select a backlog.

Show All

You can show all items in the work hierarchy, including parents and children of work items that are not being worked on in the sprint or release in which you are working.

To show all work items

Choose a backlog.
From the backlog toolbar, select More.
Select Show All.

View

You can view all of the work items in a backlog. There are three layout options: Table, List, and Tree. The Table and Tree options use your organization's work breakdown structure to display the order of the work items. The List option displays work items by priority.

To view a backlog

From the agile work types tree, select a work type.
Choose that work type's backlog.
From the backlog toolbar, select More, and then Table, List, or Tree.