Introduction to Card View in Kanbanize
In Kanbanize, users can customize their card view for each board. The Kanban card has many properties that carry different information on the task. Every user can choose which of them remains visible when the card is closed.
You can choose between the default closed card view or the custom closed card view.
The default closed card view (Img. 1) displays the following card properties:
- Card ID (0000)
- Title (Lorem ipsum)
- Owner incl. avatar (Teo)
- Cycle time (12 days)
- Card Priority at the bottom left corner (the triangle icon)
Img. 1
The custom card view (Img. 2) lets you display more card details, such as links, subtasks, custom fields, deadline, logged time, cycle time*, local cycle time*, etc. It shows more information to the users, and there is no need to open the card to check for task details.
Img. 2
*Note: You can choose to display both the cycle time (1) and the local cycle time (2) on the closed card view. The local cycle time only counts the time the card has spent in the current column. If the card was moved several times to the current column, the system will only count the time since it was last moved there.
How to Customize Your Card View?
Check out this short video or follow the instructions below:
To customize your closed card view, go to the sidebar at the right side of your board interface and click the Configure Card View icon to open the Card settings panel.
Important: The Card configuration is applied per board.
In the Card settings menu (Img. 3), users can select which card properties to be displayed in their closed card view. Checkmark the properties you want to display and click Save Card Settings.
You can visualize some of the properties as an icon, full text, progress bar, or one per row. There is a preview card on the left side of the panel that instantly displays the view of the selected properties.
If you are an Account Owner or a Workspace Manager, the system will allow you to apply the card settings for all users assigned to this board via the "Apply for all users" option.
Img. 3
Note: There are a few settings from the Configure Card View menu that affect timeline and portfolio initiatives too — color entire card surface, local cycle time, and exit criteria. If you select any of those elements to be displayed in your closed card view, they will also show in your initiatives' closed view.
To learn more about cards and how to configure them, please refer to our Kanban card guide.