Configure the Kanban board

As a TeamForge project administrator, set up the Kanban states for the different stages of your development process and map them to your tracker artifact statuses.

1. To configure a new Kanban board, right-click the project and choose Configure Kanban Board ....

   The Kanban board configuration screen appears.

2. To create a new configuration, click Add.
   
3. Provide a name for the configuration and select the trackers you want to include.
   
   Click Next.
4. Specify the labels for the columns, their order of display on the board, and the constraints for each column.
   
   For each column, you need to define a state. By default, states are available for work that is open, in progress, in testing and closed. You can add new states to accommodate the workflow statuses in your development process. While there is no restriction on the number of states you can add, creating too many cam make the board hard to use. For each state, do the following:
   1. Specify the position of the corresponding column by moving the state up or down.
   2. Provide the label and description.
   3. Enter the lower and upper limits for the number of artifacts. A value of -1 indicates "no limit".
   4. Select a field for story size and the lower and upper limits for the field. Typically, you would select Estimated Effort or Story Points.
   Click Next.
5. Map your tracker artifact statuses to the Kanban states you defined. For example, if your user stories can have the "In Development" or "Ready for UAT" status, you might want to associate both with the "In Progress" Kanban state.
   
   Click Finish.
6. Click Finish in the initial configuration screen.