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Release: Australia · Updated: 2026-03-12 · Official documentation · View source

Manage your epic backlogs

Create, update, and rearrange your epics by using a centralized view of epic backlogs on Agile Board.

Before you begin

Role required: it_program_manager, scrum_user

Procedure

  1. Navigate to All > Agile Development > Agile Board.

  2. From the Program tab, select Backlog.

    • If an epic backlog exists, the page populates a list of epics that match the criteria of this backlog.
    • If you have no existing epic backlogs, see Create an epic backlog.
    • To switch between the available epic backlogs, select a backlog from the Backlog list.

  3. To edit the selected backlog, click the edit icon (

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Edit icon\).
**Note:** You must have the role of it\_program\_manager to perform this step.

  1. To add a new epic to the selected backlog, click Create Epic.

  2. To filter the list of epics by product, select a product category from Epics by product.

    You can show or hide the Epics by product filter. Click the configuration icon (

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Configuration icon\) and toggle **Show Products Filter** on or off.

  1. To locate an epic from the backlog, using the short description or the epic number, use the search bar.

  2. To edit the details of an epic, click the epic number.

  3. To rearrange the epics based on their priority, do one of the following:

ActionDescription
Use the mouse device to rearrange the epics1. Select the required epics. 2. Drag the selection to the desired position and drop it.
Use the keyboard to rearrange a single epic
  1. To highlight the context menu icon (
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    Context menu) of the desired epic, press the <strong>Tab</strong> key and press the <strong>Enter</strong> key.</li>
  2. Move the epic to the desired position by using the up and down arrow keys.
  3. To fix the position of the epic, press the Enter key.
Use the keyboard to rearrange a group of epics
  1. To highlight an epic, press the Tab key.
  2. To select the epic, press the Enter key.
  3. Navigate using the up and down arrow keys and do the following:
    1. To select consecutive epics, press the Shift and Enter keys together.
    2. To select random epics, press the Ctrl (for Windows) or Command (for Mac) key and the Enter key together.
  4. To highlight the context menu icon (
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    Context menu) of an epic, press the <strong>Tab</strong> key and press the <strong>Enter</strong> key.</li>
  5. Move the epics to the desired position by using the up and down arrow keys.
  6. To fix the position of the epics, press the Enter key.
You can also perform the following actions on a single epic or a group of epics:

1.  Select the required epics.
2.  Click the more options icon \(
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More options icon\) of an epic and select any of the following options:
|Option|Action|
|------|------|
|Move to top|Moves epics to the top of the Backlog list.|
|Move to bottom|Moves epics to the bottom of the Backlog list.|
|Product|Opens the Products list. Select the product to which the epics belong.|
  1. To view the backlog in a standard platform list, click the standard list view icon (
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Standard list view icon\).

Parent Topic:Scrum Programs for Agile Development 2.0