{"id":14182,"date":"2023-02-09T11:59:43","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T11:59:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/?post_type=article&#038;p=14182"},"modified":"2025-08-18T14:19:58","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T08:49:58","slug":"items","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/items\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Add and Manage Items"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this article, we will help you to understand how to add and manage items.<\/p>\n<table style=\"line-height: 10px; height: 26px; width: 99.8764%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #f7f7f7;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 108px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%; height: 26px;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Skip Ahead to:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 10px; text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/items\/#Overview\">Overview<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/items\/#Navigation\">Navigation<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/items\/#Add\">Steps to Add an Item<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/items\/#DefaultSections\">Default Sections in Items<\/a><a id=\"Overview\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/items\/#Manage\">Common Operations to Manage Items<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Overview<\/h2>\n<p style=\"color: #252525;\">An item is a documented event, task, activity, or action that will be carried out and monitored; in other words, it is meant to track any work that needs to be done by the team member while working on the project.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> This menu is only available for the Simple Work Management template.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Items.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-14284\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Items.jpg\" alt=\"Items\" width=\"1129\" height=\"580\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"Navigation\"><\/a>Navigation<\/h2>\n<p>In the left navigation panel, expand the\u00a0<strong>Recent Projects<\/strong>\u00a0menu and select any project.<a id=\"Add\"><\/a> Hover over the Project breadcrumb at the top, expand the\u00a0<strong>Execute<\/strong>\u00a0module, and select\u00a0<strong>Items<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>Steps to Add an Item<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Click the\u00a0<strong>ADD<\/strong>\u00a0button.<\/li>\n<li>Enter the relevant attributes about the creation of an Item:\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Name: Enter an appropriate title that identifies the Item.<\/li>\n<li>Card Owner: Assign a Card Owner for accountability.<\/li>\n<li>Description: Provide a brief description of the item to help others understand its purpose.<\/li>\n<li>Priority: Set the priority of the Item.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Fill in the other remaining attributes and click the\u00a0<strong>SAVE<\/strong> button. Then, you return to the listing page.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Default Sections in Items<\/h2>\n<p>The default sections appearing for an Item are Details, Linked Cards, Comments &amp; Attachments, Activity Log, and System Fields.<\/p>\n<p>Once the Item is created, the following tab is visible:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"whs1\" type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"p-ListBullet\"><b>Details<\/b>: The Details section displays, gathers, and tracks all information related to the Items.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p-ListBullet\"><strong>Linked Cards:<\/strong> It helps you to set parent-child hierarchy and the relationship between themes\/epics and workitems and trace them while working with them. For more information, click <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/how-to-manage-linked-cards-in-workitems\/\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p-ListBullet\"><b>Comments &amp; Attachments:\u00a0<\/b>The members can add comments related to the project item which are then listed in the Comments section. When a project item requires more data for reference, you can attach files that can be downloaded, edited, and uploaded. For more information, click\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/collaboration\/\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p-ListBullet\"><b>Activity Log<\/b>: The Activity log displays the list of operations in reverse chronological order for activities performed such as updating, closing, reopening, etc. In the Activity Log, you can view the various versions and the differences between the two versions of a workitem. For more information, click\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/understanding-the-activity-log\/\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>System Fields:<\/strong> All the system-generated fields or uneditable fields are listed in the System Fields segment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Common Operations to Manage Items<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/how-to-add-and-modify-a-workitem\/#EditWorkitem\">Edit<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/collaboration\/#ShareComments\" rel=\"noopener\">Share<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/how-to-export-and-import-workitems\/#ImportWorkitem\">Import<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/how-to-export-and-import-workitems\/#ExportWorkitem\">Export<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/how-to-add-and-modify-a-workitem\/#MultilineAddItem\">Multiline Add Item<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/how-to-copy-and-delete-a-workitem\/#DeleteWorkitem\">Delete<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/how-to-sort-the-list-view\/#MultiSort\">Multi Sort<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/column-settings\/\">Column Settings<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/how-to-print-workitems\/\">Print<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/how-to-copy-and-delete-a-workitem\/\">Copy<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"helpful-block-content wth-theme-thumbs\" data-title=\"\" >\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"wth-title\">Was this helpful?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a data-post=\"14182\" data-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/items\/\" data-post-title=\"How to Add and Manage Items\" data-response=\"1\" href=\"#\" class=\"wth-green-btn icon-thumbsup\">Yes<\/a>&nbsp; &nbsp;<a data-response=\"0\" data-post=\"14182\" data-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/items\/\" data-post-title=\"How to Add and Manage Items\" href=\"#\" class=\"wth-red-btn icon-thumbsdown\">No<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","multi-rating":{"mr_rating_results":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/14182"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14182"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/14182\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18305,"href":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/14182\/revisions\/18305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}