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

Set lane limits on a Visual Task Board

You can set a limit to the number of cards added to a lane on a Visual Task Board. If the limit is not set, any number of cards can be added to a lane by default.

Before you begin

Role required: admin

Procedure

  1. Open a Visual Task Board.

  2. Click the More icon (

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More icon\) on the lane header.

  1. Select Set Lane Limit. Set Lane Limit for <name of the lane> window appears.

  2. Enter the number you want to set for the specific lane.

    Leave blank, if you want set no limit to the lane.

  3. Click Save.

Result

The number appears on the lane header.

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Number of cards does not exceed the lane limitIf the number of cards exceeds the set limit, the Red symbol appears on the lane header for all the board members.
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Number of cards exceeds the lane limit

If a card is moved to a lane with exceeded WIP lane limit, an error message appears at the top of the page. The member who moves a card to the lane with exceeded limit can view the error message.

Parent Topic:Customizing and configuring Visual Task Boards