assignmentMode widget parameter.
Parameters
Swimlanes (Rows) Parameters
When
assignmentMode is set to none, the following swimlane parameters become inactive and their values are not evaluated by the board:
See Swimlanes (Rows) Parameters for the full parameter reference for all assignment modes.
Behavior
Board Layout
In No Swimlanes mode the board displays a single undivided content area spanning the full board height. Work items appear as cards in their assigned Plan columns without any row segmentation. The board still shows Plan columns (governed by the Plans (Columns) Parameters) and the Unplanned Sidebar when enabled.Resource Assignment
Because there are no swimlanes, no resource field is written when a card is dragged between columns. Moving a card from one Plan column to another updates only the work item’s Plan membership — the assignee, parent, enumeration field, or any other field that the other assignment modes write is not changed.Capacity Bars
Per-swimlane capacity bars are not rendered in this mode. ThecapacityLoad and multiCapacityLoad parameters remain functional for total Plan-level capacity display if configured, but there is no per-row capacity breakdown.
Drag and Drop
Drag and drop operates across Plan columns as normal. Cards can be moved freely between Plan columns, and within a column cards can be reordered to express priority. Because there are no swimlane rows, drag targets are the Plan column areas only — there is no row constraint.In Parent Item Mode, dragging a card to the wrong parent’s swimlane causes the board to automatically reposition the card to the correct row. No Swimlanes mode has no such constraint — cards move freely to any column.
Sort Order
Work items within each Plan column follow the sort order defined in the Work Items widget parameters (sortField, sortOrder). See Work Items Parameters.
Widget Parameters Visibility
The Planningboard widget parameter panel dynamically hides swimlane-specific fields whenassignmentMode is set to none. The following configuration sections are not shown:
- User Role (shown only for Assignee mode)
- Resource Field / Field ID (shown only for Enumeration Field mode)
- Selected Rows / Rows Filter (shown only for Enumeration Field mode)
- Parent Role / Parent Query / Sort By (shown only for Parent Item mode)
- ART ID (shown only for SAFe Train Team mode)
PlanningBoardWidgetDependenciesProcessor, which hides irrelevant fields based on the selected assignment mode. No additional manual steps are required to hide them.
Configuration Example
The following widget parameter snippet activates No Swimlanes mode. The board will show work items of typetask spread across the five nearest upcoming Plans, with no row grouping.
Board Layout Diagram
When to Use
No Swimlanes mode is suited for the following scenarios:Limitations
- No per-lane capacity tracking. Capacity bars show totals per Plan column only. Per-assignee, per-team, or per-parent capacity breakdowns require a different assignment mode.
- No resource write on drag. Moving a card between columns does not update any assignment field. If you need drag-and-drop to also reassign work items, select Assignee Mode, Enumeration Field Mode, or another mode that writes a field on drop.
- No swimlane-based filtering. The “Rows Filter” and user-role filter capabilities of other modes are unavailable. Filtering must be achieved through the work-item
queryparameter instead.
Related Pages
- Assignment Modes — overview of all assignment modes and how to choose between them
- Assignee Mode — swimlanes grouped by user (assignee)
- Enumeration Field Mode — swimlanes grouped by a custom enumeration field
- Parent Item Mode — swimlanes grouped by parent work items
- Project Mode — swimlanes grouped by sub-project
- Swimlanes (Rows) Parameters — full parameter reference for swimlane configuration
- Work Items Parameters — query and sort parameters that govern card content in all modes
Sources
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