The Work Hub offers quick actions that let you manage workitems directly from the board without opening the full details view. This article covers the following actions:

Infographic: right-click and card menu actions on the Work Hub

Move All Cards to Another Column

To move all the cards in a column to another column, right-click on the column header and select the Move All option. All cards in that column move to the column you select.

Note:

  • Blocked cards aren’t moved. Unblock the card first (see How to Block/Unblock a Card).
  • If you move cards to a Done column, Nimble asks you to confirm, because the cards get closed.

Take off Board (Done column)

To remove all the cards from the Done column in one go, right-click in the Done column and select Take off Board. All closed cards in that column are removed from the Board and moved to the backlog. The cards stay closed.

Take off Board option on right-click of the Done column

Card Options

Each card on the Work Hub has a Card Options menu (the three-dot icon) that gives you quick access to actions for that specific card. Hover over a card to reveal the icon, then click it to see the available actions.

Card options menu with Mark As Done, Add Spillover Card, Move Card To, Copy Card, and Delete Card

Mark As Done

Use Mark As Done to close a workitem directly from the Board without opening its details view.

When you select this option:

  • A Confirm Activity closure message appears. Confirm to continue.
  • The workitem status is updated to Closed on the Board, in the Timesheet, and in the eForm listing, and Percent Complete becomes 100.
  • The card moves to the Done column of its lane and stays visible on the Board with a closed-card watermark. If the lane has no Done column, the next lane below that has one is used. If the Board has no Done column, the card is closed where it is.
  • All open ToDos on the card are closed and logged effort is published as actual effort.
  • If the card has child cards, they are closed too.

A blocked card can’t be closed. Unblock it first.

Note: The Board can display a maximum of 100 closed cards. When the count reaches 85, 95, and 100 you will receive alerts to archive the closed cards.

Add Spillover Card

Use Add Spillover Card when a workitem cannot be completed in the current sprint. It creates a new card to carry forward the remaining work, giving you control over what gets copied from the original.

Prerequisite: The card must be open, must not be blocked, must be tagged to a Release whose end date has passed, and must have at least one time log entry. If no time has been logged, the following message appears instead of opening the window: No timelogs present for this card to indicate work done on it. So, you can change the release/sprint for the card directly.

Infographic: Spillover card copies open work from the original card to a new card
To create a spillover card:

  1. Hover over the card and click the three-dot Card Options icon.
  2. Select Add Spillover Card. The Spillover card window opens.
  3. In the Name field, review or edit the spillover card name. By default it is set to Spillover of <CardID> : <Card Name>.
  4. Expand Information you would like to get copied and select what to carry forward. The options you see depend on the card, for example, Open ToDos appear only when the card has open ToDos:
    • Open ToDos — Selected by default. Copies open ToDos. The Remaining Effort of each ToDo becomes the Estimated Effort on the spillover card.
    • Attachments — Select to copy all attachments from the original card.
    • Comments — Select to copy all comments from the original card.
    • Sub-block — Shown only when the card type has sub-blocks configured. Select to copy sub-block content to the spillover card.
  5. If Estimate Points are enabled for the card type, expand Estimates and update the values:
    • <Original Card ID> estimate (in points) — Pre-filled with the original card’s estimate. Revise this to reflect work already completed.
    • New card estimate (in points) — Enter the estimate for the spillover card based on the remaining work.
  6. To close the original card, turn on the Mark As Done toggle. Hover over the info icon to read what it does: logged effort against the ToDos is published as Actual Effort and all ToDos are closed. The original card is closed on the Board, in the Timesheet, and in the eForm listing.
  7. Click SAVE.

Spillover card window with the name, copy options, estimates, and Mark As Done toggle

After saving, the following is reflected on the spillover card:

  • The original card is linked in the Linked Cards section of the spillover card.
  • The Activity Log records the original card from which it was created.
  • Sprint, Flag Status, and Votes are not copied to the spillover card.
  • If a ToDo owner is no longer a team member, the Card Owner is assigned as the ToDo Owner. If the Card Owner is also unavailable, the Project Manager is assigned. This fallback is recorded in the spillover card’s Comments.

Move Card To

Use Move Card To to move a card to a different lane or column on the Board without dragging it.

When you select this option, a submenu displays all available lanes and columns. Select the target lane and then the column to move the card immediately.

Move Card To submenu listing the lanes

Note:

  • You can move a card to a column in another lane of the same Board.
  • If you choose a Done column, Nimble asks you to confirm, because the selected card gets closed (see Mark As Done).
  • You can’t move a blocked card. Unblock it first.
  • To remove a card from the Board, use Take off Board.

Take off Board

Use Take off Board to remove a closed card from the Work Hub and send it to the backlog. The option appears only on closed cards. The card stays closed, and a message confirms that the card moved to the backlog.

Note:

  • A card taken off the Board no longer appears on the Work Hub or in its List view. If you reopen it, it reopens in the backlog.
  • Open cards don’t have this option. Close the card first with Mark As Done.

Copy Card

Use Copy Card to create a duplicate of a workitem on the Work Hub. The new card is created immediately with the name Copy of <Card Name>.

The copied card includes the following from the original:

  • All field values, including the Card Owner.
  • ToDos with their ToDo Owners and Estimated Effort. If a ToDo Owner is no longer a team member, the ToDo is created without an owner and this is noted in the Comments of the new card.
  • The Date Identified of the copied card is set to the current date.

The following are not copied:

  • Flag Status
  • Votes

The copy appears right below the original in the same column. If you copy a closed card from a Done column, the copy is open and is placed at the bottom of the first column of that lane.

The Activity Log of the copied card records the original card from which it was created.

Delete Card

Use Delete Card to permanently delete a workitem and remove it from the Board.

Nimble asks you to confirm before it deletes the card.

Note:

  • This action permanently deletes the workitem and cannot be undone. The card and all its data — including comments, ToDos, and attachments — are removed from the system.
  • You can’t delete a card that has logged effort.

Move Selected and Take off Board

To select several cards, hold Cmd (Mac) or Ctrl (Windows) and click each card. A green check appears on every selected card. Right-click the selection to see Clear Selection and one action. The action depends on the cards you selected:

  • Open cards: Move Selected moves all of them to one lane and column that you choose. A card that can’t move, such as a blocked card, stays where it is and the others still move.
  • Closed cards: Take off Board sends all of them to the backlog.

You can’t mix open and closed cards in one selection. Nimble shows Common action is not available for selected cards. Please select either Open or Closed cards.

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