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Kanban board intake column should be searchable by project name

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10/19/23

Description - When trying to find tasks in the intake column to move to the board, the search tool within the column only searches the task names. When I search for project names, I get no results. The problem is that our task names are generic (e.g., Web Page Live, Update Page, etc.) but our project names are unique (e.g., Fall 2023 Campaign) so we really need a way to search for project names to find associated tasks. I know there are ways to manually create cards on the board which allows search for project name, or use the board configurations to filter down the intake column for specific projects, but being able to use the search tool would make things much quicker and more efficient.

Why is this feature important to you - Our department uses WF to manage numerous ongoing projects at any given time, however my team is usually only responsible for one task per project. The idea of using a Kanban board to visualize our tasks seems like an efficient way to monitor our work, but getting our tasks to the board is not easy or would result in a lot of added time and effort which reduces the overall efficiency of the board.

How would you like the feature to work - I would configure my Kanban board to dynamically intake tasks assigned to my team; I would then use the search tool within the intake column and search for project names to bring up associated tasks; I would then drag a task onto the board when ready to be worked on.

Current Behaviour - Our intake column is configured to display all open tasks assigned to my team which results in 100+ items. These are not searchable by project name so I have to manually sort through the list to find what I need, or create cards manually (obsoleting the intake column), or constantly adjust the intake column filter per individual project to find associated tasks.

 

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