Add work items to Sprint planning Backlog in CWM

Create and add new work items to the Backlog directly from the Sprint planning view of Collaborative Work Management.

Before you begin

Role required: sn_cwm.cwm_user

Procedure

1. Navigate to Workspaces > Collaborative Work Management.
2. From a Space, select a Board that you're performing sprint planning for.
3. Select the Sprint planning tab.
4. From the Backlog pane, select the Add item () icon.
   
5. Select the work item type from the Item type drop-down list.
   The default work item type available is Task. You can enable other types such as Story or create a custom type. See Create and manage custom work item types in CWM.
6. On the form, fill in the details for the item such as short description, start and end dates, story points, and others.
7. Select Submit.

Result

The newly created work item is added to the Backlog.

What to do next

You can plan this item into one of the active sprints by dragging and dropping it into the Sprint section. See Plan work items into sprints in CWM.