| title | titleSuffix | description | ms.technology | ms.prod | ms.assetid | monikerRange | ms.topic | ms.manager | ms.author | author | ms.date |
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Add features & epics to a Kanban board |
VSTS & TFS |
Quickly define and view the status of child features, user stories, or backlog items using Kanban features or epic boards in Visual Studio Team Services & Team Foundation Server |
devops-agile |
devops |
489C612D-983E-47D3-BD1A-F13C5DCD74E2 |
>= tfs-2013 |
tutorial |
douge |
kaelli |
KathrynEE |
03/20/2018 |
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If you use Kanban to track progress on your backlog, you can also use Kanban boards to track epics and features.
And, just as with child task checklists for backlog items, you can quickly define and track the progress of child items for your features or epics. Here we see several stories defined for features, both in progress and those completed.
In this topic, you'll learn:
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- How to add epics and features using your portfolio backlogs
- Keyboard shortcuts for working with the Kanban board
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Note
Epic portfolio backlogs are supported in TFS 2015 and later versions.
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Note
Child checklists for feature and epic Kanban boards are supported from TFS 2017 and later versions. ::: moniker-end
Add new items to a feature or epic through the item's 
Action menu. For descriptions of fields used to support features and epics, see Define features and epics.
If you have a number of items to add, simply keep typing your task titles and click Enter. If you have details you want to add about to a work item, hover over the item and press Enter.
If you're new to working with the Kanban board, see Kanban basics
For additional guidance on working with a checklist on a Kanban board, see Add task checklists. You can perform the same operations for the features and epics Kanban boards as you do with the Kanban board for the product backlog. This includes:
- Mark an item as done
- Reorder and reparent work items
- Assign work items to sprints
To customize the columns, swimlanes, or cards for each Kanban board, make sure you first select the board and then click the gear icon to open the Settings dialog. See these topics for details:
To programmatically interact with Kanban board and other team settings, see the REST API, Boards reference.