{"id":6144,"date":"2022-04-01T12:11:38","date_gmt":"2022-04-01T12:11:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/?post_type=article&#038;p=6144"},"modified":"2026-02-23T15:12:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T09:42:57","slug":"how-to-manage-linked-cards-in-workitems","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/how-to-manage-linked-cards-in-workitems\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Manage Linked Cards in Workitems"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Start with the video first to get a better grasp of the topic!<\/p>\n<h2><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/775728935?h=2c2409612a&amp;title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/h2>\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\/how-to-manage-linked-cards-in-workitems\/#Overview\">Overview<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/marketing-templates-and-related-menus\/#MarketingStrategy\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/how-to-manage-linked-cards-in-workitems\/#Hierarchy\">Steps to Create Parent-Child Hierarchy<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/how-to-manage-linked-cards-in-workitems\/#AddParent\">Steps to Add Parent Card<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/how-to-manage-linked-cards-in-workitems\/#AddChild\">Steps to Add Child Card<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/how-to-manage-linked-cards-in-workitems\/#AddTraceability\">Steps to Add Mind-map Link<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/how-to-manage-linked-cards-in-workitems\/#CommonOptions\">Common Options Available in Parent-Child Links and Mind-maps<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/how-to-manage-linked-cards-in-workitems\/#dependency\">Working with the Dependency Tab<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/how-to-manage-linked-cards-in-workitems\/#GraphicalView\">Dependency in Graphical View<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/how-to-manage-linked-cards-in-workitems\/#ListView\">Dependency in List View<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/how-to-manage-linked-cards-in-workitems\/#AddPredecessor\">Steps to Add a Predecessor to a Card<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/how-to-manage-linked-cards-in-workitems\/#AddSuccessor\">Steps to Add a Successor to a Card<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/how-to-manage-linked-cards-in-workitems\/#RemoveDependency\">Steps to Remove Dependency Link<\/a><a id=\"Overview\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Overview<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"265\" data-end=\"474\"><strong data-start=\"265\" data-end=\"281\">Linked Cards<\/strong> let you create relationships and dependencies between workitems and trace them across projects. You can link items such as <strong data-start=\"405\" data-end=\"440\">Change Requests, Defects, Risks<\/strong>, and more within a single system.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"476\" data-end=\"678\">For example, when you link a Change Request to a Defect, you can later trace which defect triggered the change. If any linked item is updated, you can immediately assess its impact on related workitems.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"680\" data-end=\"688\">You can:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"689\" data-end=\"829\">\n<li data-start=\"689\" data-end=\"718\">\n<p data-start=\"691\" data-end=\"718\">Link <strong data-start=\"696\" data-end=\"718\">existing workitems<a id=\"parentchild\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"719\" data-end=\"754\">\n<p data-start=\"721\" data-end=\"754\">Create and link <strong data-start=\"737\" data-end=\"754\">new workitems<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"755\" data-end=\"829\">\n<p data-start=\"757\" data-end=\"829\">Create <strong data-start=\"764\" data-end=\"791\">internal (same project)<\/strong> or <strong data-start=\"795\" data-end=\"823\">external (cross-project)<\/strong> links<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"833\" data-end=\"923\"><strong data-start=\"833\" data-end=\"842\">Note:<\/strong>\u00a0If you don\u2019t see the Linked Cards segment, enable it in <strong data-start=\"899\" data-end=\"922\">Forms Configuration<\/strong>. This will ensure that the segment appears as expected in the form. To know more about configuring forms, you can read <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/how-to-configure-forms-section\/\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Linked Cards segment includes:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"whs1\" type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"p\"><a href=\"#parentchild\">Parent-child Links<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"p\"><a href=\"#traceability\">Mind-map<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"p\"><a href=\"#dependency\">Dependency<\/a><a id=\"Hierarchy\"><\/a><a href=\"#dependency\"><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Steps to Create Parent-Child Hierarchy<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1087\" data-end=\"1327\">Parent-Child Links help you create a <strong data-start=\"1124\" data-end=\"1150\">hierarchy of workitems<\/strong>, where larger items are broken into smaller ones (for example, <strong data-start=\"1214\" data-end=\"1245\">Epic \u2192 Feature \u2192 User Story<\/strong>). This provides complete visibility from the top level down to the smallest task.<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 92.2489%; height: 159px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 159px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%; height: 159px;\">\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"1329\" data-end=\"1348\">Important Rules<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">A <strong data-start=\"1353\" data-end=\"1385\">parent card cannot be closed<\/strong> until all its child cards are closed.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">A <strong data-start=\"1428\" data-end=\"1461\">child card cannot be reopened<\/strong> unless all its parent cards are reopened.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">You can link or create parent and child cards <strong data-start=\"1553\" data-end=\"1572\">across projects<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Parent-Child-Links-List-View.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20910\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Parent-Child-Links-List-View.png\" alt=\"Parent Child Links - List View\" width=\"2874\" height=\"1352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Parent-Child-Links-List-View.png 2874w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Parent-Child-Links-List-View-300x141.png 300w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Parent-Child-Links-List-View-1024x482.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Parent-Child-Links-List-View-768x361.png 768w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Parent-Child-Links-List-View-1536x723.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Parent-Child-Links-List-View-2048x963.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2874px) 100vw, 2874px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b><a id=\"AddParent\"><\/a>Note<\/b>: By default, the list view is selected.<\/p>\n<p>Open the workitem and go to the <strong data-start=\"1649\" data-end=\"1665\">Linked Cards<\/strong> tab.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"159\" data-end=\"188\">Steps to Add a Parent Card<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"176\" data-end=\"238\">You can add a parent card from the following options:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"399\" data-end=\"459\"><strong data-start=\"399\" data-end=\"418\">Link New Parent<\/strong> \u2013 to create and link a new parent card<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"465\" data-end=\"539\"><strong data-start=\"465\" data-end=\"489\">Link Existing Parent<\/strong> \u2013 to link an already created card as the parent<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Link New Parent<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li data-start=\"193\" data-end=\"259\">Click the <strong data-start=\"203\" data-end=\"219\">More Options<\/strong> icon on the <strong data-start=\"232\" data-end=\"256\">top-most Parent card<\/strong>. To remove an existing parent link, you must act as the <strong data-start=\"337\" data-end=\"351\">child card<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"354\" data-end=\"539\">Select <strong>Link New Parent<\/strong> option.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"354\" data-end=\"539\">Select the <strong data-start=\"581\" data-end=\"592\">Project<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"597\" data-end=\"610\">Card Type<\/strong>. Note: The Project field shows only the projects where you are a team member. Only the card types you have permission to create will appear.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"354\" data-end=\"539\">The <strong data-start=\"763\" data-end=\"774\">Details<\/strong> page for the selected card type opens.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"354\" data-end=\"539\">Enter the required information and click <strong data-start=\"858\" data-end=\"866\">Save<\/strong>. A new Parent Card is created and linked.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Parent-child-Links-Link-New-Card.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20913\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Parent-child-Links-Link-New-Card.png\" alt=\"Parent-child Links - Link New Card\" width=\"2874\" height=\"1352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Parent-child-Links-Link-New-Card.png 2874w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Parent-child-Links-Link-New-Card-300x141.png 300w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Parent-child-Links-Link-New-Card-1024x482.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Parent-child-Links-Link-New-Card-768x361.png 768w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Parent-child-Links-Link-New-Card-1536x723.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Parent-child-Links-Link-New-Card-2048x963.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2874px) 100vw, 2874px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 data-start=\"922\" data-end=\"946\">Link Existing Parent<\/h4>\n<ol data-start=\"948\" data-end=\"1177\">\n<li data-start=\"948\" data-end=\"1032\">Select the Link Existing Parent option from the More Options.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"948\" data-end=\"1032\">Select the <strong data-start=\"962\" data-end=\"973\">Project<\/strong> (same project or any other project where you have access).&#8217;<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"948\" data-end=\"1032\">Select the <strong data-start=\"1047\" data-end=\"1060\">Card Type<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"948\" data-end=\"1032\">Choose a card from the displayed list.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"948\" data-end=\"1032\">Click <strong data-start=\"1113\" data-end=\"1121\">Save<\/strong>. The selected card is linked as the Parent Card.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Parent-child-Link-Link-Existing-Card.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20915\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Parent-child-Link-Link-Existing-Card.png\" alt=\"Parent-child Link - Link Existing Card\" width=\"2874\" height=\"1352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Parent-child-Link-Link-Existing-Card.png 2874w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Parent-child-Link-Link-Existing-Card-300x141.png 300w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Parent-child-Link-Link-Existing-Card-1024x482.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Parent-child-Link-Link-Existing-Card-768x361.png 768w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Parent-child-Link-Link-Existing-Card-1536x723.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Parent-child-Link-Link-Existing-Card-2048x963.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2874px) 100vw, 2874px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1210\" data-end=\"1282\">In List View, you can:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"1285\" data-end=\"1332\">Sort cards in <strong data-start=\"1299\" data-end=\"1332\">ascending or descending order<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1335\" data-end=\"1392\">Cards at the <strong data-start=\"1348\" data-end=\"1392\">same hierarchy level are sorted together<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1395\" data-end=\"1438\">By default, cards are sorted by <strong data-start=\"1427\" data-end=\"1438\">Item ID<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1441\" data-end=\"1486\">Apply <strong data-start=\"1447\" data-end=\"1458\">filters<\/strong> to show only relevant cards<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1489\" data-end=\"1611\">When filters are applied, the <strong data-start=\"1519\" data-end=\"1594\">search drop-down displays the selected card along with its parent cards<\/strong> in the hierarchy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Steps to Add a Child Card<a id=\"AddChild\"><\/a><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"176\" data-end=\"238\">You can add a Child Card from both the parent and child cards. Choose one of the following options:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"277\" data-end=\"410\">\n<li data-start=\"277\" data-end=\"337\">\n<p data-start=\"279\" data-end=\"337\"><strong data-start=\"279\" data-end=\"297\">Link New Child<\/strong> \u2013 to create and link a new child card<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"338\" data-end=\"410\">\n<p data-start=\"340\" data-end=\"410\"><strong data-start=\"340\" data-end=\"363\">Link Existing Child<\/strong> \u2013 to link an already created card as a child<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 data-start=\"412\" data-end=\"430\">Link New Child<\/h4>\n<ol data-start=\"431\" data-end=\"776\">\n<li data-start=\"431\" data-end=\"460\">\n<p data-start=\"434\" data-end=\"460\">Select the <strong data-start=\"441\" data-end=\"459\">Link New Child <\/strong>option from the More Options section of the card.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"461\" data-end=\"621\">\n<p data-start=\"464\" data-end=\"507\">Choose the <strong data-start=\"475\" data-end=\"486\">Project<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"491\" data-end=\"504\">Card Type<\/strong>. <strong>Note:<\/strong> The Project field shows only the projects you are part of. Only card types you have access to will appear.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"622\" data-end=\"678\">\n<p data-start=\"625\" data-end=\"678\">The <strong data-start=\"629\" data-end=\"640\">Details<\/strong> page of the selected card type opens.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"679\" data-end=\"776\">\n<p data-start=\"682\" data-end=\"776\">Fill in the required fields and click <strong data-start=\"720\" data-end=\"728\">Save<\/strong>. Thus, a\u00a0new Child Card is created and linked.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Parent-child-Links-Link-New-Child-Card.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20916\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Parent-child-Links-Link-New-Child-Card.png\" alt=\"Parent-child Links - Link New Child Card\" width=\"2874\" height=\"1352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Parent-child-Links-Link-New-Child-Card.png 2874w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Parent-child-Links-Link-New-Child-Card-300x141.png 300w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Parent-child-Links-Link-New-Child-Card-1024x482.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Parent-child-Links-Link-New-Child-Card-768x361.png 768w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Parent-child-Links-Link-New-Child-Card-1536x723.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Parent-child-Links-Link-New-Child-Card-2048x963.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2874px) 100vw, 2874px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4 data-start=\"783\" data-end=\"806\">Link Existing Child<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Select <strong data-start=\"817\" data-end=\"840\">Link Existing Child<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Choose the <strong data-start=\"856\" data-end=\"867\">Project<\/strong> (same project or any project where you have access).<\/li>\n<li>Select the <strong data-start=\"935\" data-end=\"948\">Card Type<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The system displays all matching cards from the selected project.<\/li>\n<li>Select a card and click <strong data-start=\"1046\" data-end=\"1054\">Save<\/strong>. Thus, the selected card is linked as a Child Card.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p data-start=\"1139\" data-end=\"1210\">The same actions are available in List View as the parent card.<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 94.9782%; height: 138px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 138px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%; height: 138px;\"><b><a id=\"AddTraceability\"><\/a>Important Instructions<\/b>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"1581\" data-end=\"1708\">To <strong data-start=\"1584\" data-end=\"1607\">close a parent card<\/strong>, all its <strong data-start=\"1617\" data-end=\"1653\">child cards must be closed first<\/strong>. Some validations on child cards cannot be overridden.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1711\" data-end=\"1845\">After closing a card, the process may take some time. You will receive an <strong data-start=\"1785\" data-end=\"1807\">email notification<\/strong> once the card is successfully closed.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1848\" data-end=\"1964\">To <strong data-start=\"1851\" data-end=\"1874\">reopen a child card<\/strong>, you must first <strong data-start=\"1891\" data-end=\"1922\">reopen all its parent cards<\/strong>, as the hierarchy validations are linked.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><a><\/a>Steps to Add a Mind-Map Link<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>: Mind-map is disabled by default. To enable, perform these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Navigate to <strong>Administration<\/strong> and then go to <strong>Application Preferences<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>On the Preferences page, click Yes to enable the <strong>Enable Mind Map links for cards<\/strong> preference.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Preferences.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20939\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Preferences.png\" alt=\"Preferences\" width=\"2460\" height=\"1228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Preferences.png 2460w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Preferences-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Preferences-1024x511.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Preferences-768x383.png 768w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Preferences-1536x767.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Preferences-2048x1022.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2460px) 100vw, 2460px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To add a Mind-map Link to a new item:<\/p>\n<ol class=\"whs2\" start=\"1\" type=\"1\">\n<li class=\"p\">In the Linked Cards tab of a selected card at the center, select the Mind-map option and click <strong>More Options. <\/strong>You\u00a0have two options: <b>Link<\/b>\u00a0<b>New Card <\/b>and\u00a0<b>Link Existing Card<\/b>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Mind-Map.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20917\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Mind-Map.png\" alt=\"Mind Map\" width=\"2874\" height=\"1352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Mind-Map.png 2874w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Mind-Map-300x141.png 300w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Mind-Map-1024x482.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Mind-Map-768x361.png 768w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Mind-Map-1536x723.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Mind-Map-2048x963.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2874px) 100vw, 2874px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"p\">The following options are available if you select the\u00a0<strong>Link<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>New Card<\/strong> option. Over here, you can select the project and the card type.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Mind-Map-Link-New-Card.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20918\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Mind-Map-Link-New-Card.png\" alt=\"Mind Map - Link New Card\" width=\"2874\" height=\"1352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Mind-Map-Link-New-Card.png 2874w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Mind-Map-Link-New-Card-300x141.png 300w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Mind-Map-Link-New-Card-1024x482.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Mind-Map-Link-New-Card-768x361.png 768w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Mind-Map-Link-New-Card-1536x723.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Mind-Map-Link-New-Card-2048x963.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2874px) 100vw, 2874px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"p\">In the Details tab of the selected card type, enter the details and click\u00a0<b>Save<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p\">The other option is a <b>Link Existing Card<\/b>. On selecting this option, the following window opens, in which you can select the project (current project or across the project in which you have access to create card types).<\/li>\n<li class=\"p\">Select the cards you want to link from the project and click <b>Save<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p\">The new card gets linked to the selected card as highlighted below.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Mind-Map-Options.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20919\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Mind-Map-Options.png\" alt=\"Mind Map Options\" width=\"2874\" height=\"1352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Mind-Map-Options.png 2874w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Mind-Map-Options-300x141.png 300w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Mind-Map-Options-1024x482.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Mind-Map-Options-768x361.png 768w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Mind-Map-Options-1536x723.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Mind-Map-Options-2048x963.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2874px) 100vw, 2874px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"p\">From the same window, you can even add a new card to the other cards or remove the link.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p\">Now, if you want to check if the new card has been added as a link to this card, select the option <strong>Set Context to this card<\/strong>. This option lets you make any card present in your Mind-map screen as a center point and check its traced items. For example, we added new cards to ATST3. If you want to check the trace of ATST3 or the cards linked to ATST3 at the immediate level, select the <b>Set Context to this Card<\/b> option, and the following screen is displayed.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p\"><a id=\"CommonOptions\"><\/a>The last option available is <b>Remove Link<\/b>. Selecting the Remove Link option will simply remove an existing link between two cards, and they won\u2019t be linked in the Mind-map option.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Common Options Available in Parent-Child Links and Mind-map<\/h2>\n<p><b>Zoom feature<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; You can select from 1x to 3x zoom for viewing the hierarchy. This option is not available in List View.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"whs1\" type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"p\">\n<p class=\"whs26\"><strong>1x View<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Parent-child-Links-1x.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20924 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Parent-child-Links-1x-300x232.png\" alt=\"Parent-child Links 1x\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Parent-child-Links-1x-300x232.png 300w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Parent-child-Links-1x-768x594.png 768w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Parent-child-Links-1x.png 814w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"p\"><b>2x View<\/b>: You can view the Percent complete of the card along with the Card Name and Owner (in the case of multiple card owners, the count is mentioned on the card).<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Parent-child-Links-2x-view.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20922\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Parent-child-Links-2x-view.png\" alt=\"Parent-child Links - 2x view\" width=\"2874\" height=\"1352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Parent-child-Links-2x-view.png 2874w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Parent-child-Links-2x-view-300x141.png 300w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Parent-child-Links-2x-view-1024x482.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Parent-child-Links-2x-view-768x361.png 768w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Parent-child-Links-2x-view-1536x723.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Parent-child-Links-2x-view-2048x963.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2874px) 100vw, 2874px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"p\"><b>3x View<\/b>: In this view, if a card is tagged to other projects, you can check the details available in the 2x view along with the Project Name, Lane, and column in which the card belongs. If a card is tagged to the same project, you can check the details available in 2x view along with the Project name. For more information, check the following screenshot.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Parent-Child-Links.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20921 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Parent-Child-Links.png\" alt=\"Parent Child Links\" width=\"2874\" height=\"1352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Parent-Child-Links.png 2874w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Parent-Child-Links-300x141.png 300w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Parent-Child-Links-1024x482.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Parent-Child-Links-768x361.png 768w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Parent-Child-Links-1536x723.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Parent-Child-Links-2048x963.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2874px) 100vw, 2874px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Viewing Progress on Card (Only Available under Parent-Child Links option)<\/b>: The Percent Complete icon on the card provides you with the progress of your card. There are 3 icons available: <strong>Percent Complete Based on Child Percent Complete Preference<\/strong>, <strong>Percent Complete Based on Manual Preference,<\/strong> and <strong>Parent Complete Based on ToDos Preference,<\/strong> which help you to understand the preference settings on the Card Percent Complete attribute.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Hide Add Cards<\/strong> (Only available for parent-child cards)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">The <b>Hide Add Cards<\/b> option is available under the <b>More<\/b> option in the top-right corner of the screen. This helps you hide the empty placeholders from each level and card of the hierarchy, so that you can see the cards in the hierarchy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hide-Add-Cards-Option-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20931\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hide-Add-Cards-Option-1.png\" alt=\"Hide Add Cards Option\" width=\"2874\" height=\"1352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hide-Add-Cards-Option-1.png 2874w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hide-Add-Cards-Option-1-300x141.png 300w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hide-Add-Cards-Option-1-1024x482.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hide-Add-Cards-Option-1-768x361.png 768w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hide-Add-Cards-Option-1-1536x723.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hide-Add-Cards-Option-1-2048x963.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2874px) 100vw, 2874px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"dependency\"><\/a><a><\/a>Working with the Dependency Tab<\/h2>\n<p>While working on multiple projects, you might want to keep track of work items that span multiple projects and depend on each other for completion. The Dependency View of a card shows the dependencies of a card on other cards, as well as the dependencies of other cards on it, via dependency links. \u00a0The card whose dependency is being shown is highlighted with a blue border.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> The Dependency tab is only available for <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/software-development-templates-and-the-menus-that-go-with-them\/\" rel=\"noopener\">software templates<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Dependency-Tab-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20934\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Dependency-Tab-2.png\" alt=\"Dependency Tab\" width=\"2874\" height=\"1352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Dependency-Tab-2.png 2874w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Dependency-Tab-2-300x141.png 300w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Dependency-Tab-2-1024x482.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Dependency-Tab-2-768x361.png 768w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Dependency-Tab-2-1536x723.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Dependency-Tab-2-2048x963.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2874px) 100vw, 2874px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Dependency tab enables you to see the dependency between cards in a graphical view as well as a list view. Moreover, you can use the Zoom feature to view different card sizes, which persists across sessions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"whs32\">The first zoom level shows only the card color set as per the card type. On hovering over it, you will see the card ID and card title. The second-level zoom level displays card ID, card title, Profile Pic, and top-level icons. The third zoom level displays the card ID, card title, <a id=\"GraphicalView\"><\/a>Profile Pic, top-level icons, the current project, board lane, and board column.<\/p>\n<h3>Dependency in Graphical View<\/h3>\n<p>In the graphical view, the dependency between cards is shown in a grid where the top row shows the types of cards under which each card is placed according to its card type. Similarly, in the side column on the left, the name of the owners is shown. If a card has multiple owners, then the first owner (whose initials or profile pic is shown on the card) is shown here.<a id=\"Color_of_the_Dependency_Link\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The card whose dependency is open is highlighted in blue. The dependency between cards is represented by the dependency link, where the dependent card is called the Successor, and the card on which the successor card is dependent is called the Predecessor. The arrow of the dependency link derives from the Predecessor towards the Successor.<\/p>\n<p>The color of the dependency icon and the link is decided according to the given conditions \u2013<\/p>\n<p>1. If a workitem has no dependency links (relations) with any workitem, then the color of the dependency icon on this workitem will be grey.<br \/>\n2. If a workitem has a dependency on a workitem and any of the four fields (Done date, Due date, Sprint date, and Release date) are available on both the workitems (predecessor and successor), then the color of the dependency links and icon on both the workitems will be decided by comparing the dates of the following fields on the workitems in the given order:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"whs1\" type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"p\">If the\u00a0<b>Done date<\/b> field on the predecessor and successor workitems has any date in it, then the\u00a0<b>Done date<\/b> of both the workitems is compared.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p\">If no date is available in the <b>Done date<\/b>\u00a0field of the Predecessor and Successor workitems, then it will look for and compare the dates entered in the\u00a0<b>Due date<\/b>\u00a0field of Predecessor and Successor workitems.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p\">If no dates are available in the\u00a0<b>Due date<\/b>\u00a0field of the Predecessor and Successor workitem, then it will look for and compare the dates entered in the\u00a0<b>Sprint<\/b>\u00a0field of the Predecessor and Successor workitems.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p\">If no dates are available in the\u00a0<b>Sprint<\/b> field of the Predecessor and Successor workitems (i.e., workitems are not tagged to any sprint), then it will look for and compare the dates entered in the <b>Release<\/b> field of Predecessor and Successor workitems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Similarly, if one workitem&#8217;s\u00a0<b>Done date<\/b>\u00a0is available and the other workitem&#8217;s\u00a0<b>Done date<\/b> is not available, then it will compare the first workitem&#8217;s\u00a0<b>Done date<\/b>\u00a0with the second workitem&#8217;s\u00a0<b>Due date<\/b>. Likewise, if the second workitem&#8217;s\u00a0<b>Due date<\/b> is also not available, then it will compare the first workitem&#8217;s\u00a0<b>Done date<\/b>\u00a0with the second workitem&#8217;s\u00a0<b>Sprint<\/b> date, and so on. The same applies to the availability of the fields on the first workitem.<\/p>\n<p>Now, if the value of a predecessor field is before the value of the successor field, then it is an ideal scenario, and hence the color of the dependency icon and dependency links between the cards is green. If the value of a predecessor field is after the value of the successor\u2019s field, then the color of the Dependency icon and links will be red.<\/p>\n<p>3. If there are dependency links (relation) on a workitem, and the value of any of the fields (Done date, Due date, Sprint date, and Release date) is not available then the dependency icon and link color will be green.<\/p>\n<p>4. If there are multiple dependency links on a workitem and any of them is red, then the dependency icon on the workitem will be red.<\/p>\n<p>5. <a id=\"ListView\"><\/a>If all the dependency links on a workitem are green, then the dependency icon will be green.<\/p>\n<h3>Dependency in List View<\/h3>\n<p>One can see the same dependency among the cards in the List format also. To view the cards in that format, click the List View icon. The List view screen has two tabs, each listing the predecessors and successors of the card in this format:<\/p>\n<p>&lt;CARD ID&gt; PREDECESSORS and &lt;CARD ID&gt; SUCCESSORS.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Dependency_List-View-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20935\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Dependency_List-View-1.png\" alt=\"Dependency_List View\" width=\"2871\" height=\"1093\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Dependency_List-View-1.png 2871w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Dependency_List-View-1-300x114.png 300w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Dependency_List-View-1-1024x390.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Dependency_List-View-1-768x292.png 768w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Dependency_List-View-1-1536x585.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Dependency_List-View-1-2048x780.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2871px) 100vw, 2871px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As the name shows, &lt;CARD ID&gt; PREDECESSORS lists all the predecessors of the card. Similarly, &lt;CARD ID&gt; SUCCESSORS lists all the successors of the card.<\/p>\n<p class=\"whs32\">Clicking on any card on either screen (graphical view or list view) opens the card in a Detail view.<\/p>\n<p>On the list view page, you have the option to sort them in ascending or descending order. By default, the workitems are sorted as per the Item ID of the workitem. You can even apply filters to curate and list down only the relevant workitem in the list that <a id=\"AddPredecessor\"><\/a>you want to view and work on.<\/p>\n<h3>Steps to Add a Predecessor to a Card<\/h3>\n<p>No matter whether you are in a graphical view or list view, you can add a new predecessor to a card using the\u00a0<b>Options<\/b>\u00a0icon under the Action column icon. You can add a new card as a predecessor to a card or search and add an existing card.<\/p>\n<p>To add a new predecessor to a card, perform the following steps \u2013<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Click the <b>Options<\/b>\u00a0icon on the card to which you want to add a predecessor.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Link New<\/strong> <b>Predecessor.<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Select Board, Card Type, and Board Lane\/Column.<\/li>\n<li>Enter the card title and description.<\/li>\n<li>Click <b>Save<\/b>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>To add an existing card as a predecessor to a card, perform the following steps \u2013<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Click the <b>Options<\/b>\u00a0icon on the card to which you want to add a predecessor.<\/li>\n<li>Click <b>Link Existing Predecessor<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li>Select Board and Card Type.<\/li>\n<li>Select the card from the list of cards shown below. You can also filter cards by clicking the Filter icon on the right side.<\/li>\n<li><a id=\"AddSuccessor\"><\/a>Click <b>Save<\/b>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Dependency-Options-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20936\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Dependency-Options-1.png\" alt=\"Dependency Options\" width=\"2874\" height=\"1352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Dependency-Options-1.png 2874w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Dependency-Options-1-300x141.png 300w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Dependency-Options-1-1024x482.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Dependency-Options-1-768x361.png 768w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Dependency-Options-1-1536x723.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Dependency-Options-1-2048x963.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2874px) 100vw, 2874px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Steps to Add a Successor to a Card<\/h3>\n<p>To add a new successor to a card, perform the following steps \u2013<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Click the <b>Options<\/b>\u00a0icon on the card to which you want to add a successor.<\/li>\n<li>Click <b>Link New Successor.<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Select Board, Card Type, and Board Lane\/Column.<\/li>\n<li>Enter the card title and description.<\/li>\n<li>Click <b>Save<\/b>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"whs26\">Adding an existing card as a predecessor to a card<\/p>\n<p>To add an existing card as a successor to a card, perform the following steps \u2013<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Click the <b>Options<\/b>\u00a0icon on the card to which you want to add a predecessor.<\/li>\n<li>Click <b>Link Existing Successor<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li>Select Board and Card Type.<\/li>\n<li>Select the card from the list of cards shown below. You can also filter out cards by clicking the Filter icon on the right side.<\/li>\n<li><a id=\"RemoveDependency\"><\/a>Click <b>Save<\/b>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Steps to Remove Dependency Link<\/h3>\n<p>To remove a dependent, perform the following steps \u2013<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Click the <b>Options<\/b> icon on the dependent card. <strong>Note:<\/strong> You cannot remove a link from the highlighted card.<\/li>\n<li>Click <b>Remove Link<\/b>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The dependent card will be removed from the highlighted card.<\/p>\n<h3>See the Dependency Links of other Highlighted Cards<\/h3>\n<p>You can also see the dependency links of other cards that are present on the Dependency screen by setting them as highlighted cards. This will open the dependency screen of the selected card and take you to their screen.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Click the <b>Options<\/b> icon of the card on which you want to see the dependency links.<\/li>\n<li>Click <b>Set Context to this Card.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The card will be set as the highlighted card, and its dependency links will be shown on the screen.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Dependency_Set-Context-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20937\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Dependency_Set-Context-1.png\" alt=\"Dependency_Set Context\" width=\"2874\" height=\"1352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Dependency_Set-Context-1.png 2874w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Dependency_Set-Context-1-300x141.png 300w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Dependency_Set-Context-1-1024x482.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Dependency_Set-Context-1-768x361.png 768w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Dependency_Set-Context-1-1536x723.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Dependency_Set-Context-1-2048x963.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2874px) 100vw, 2874px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\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=\"6144\" data-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/how-to-manage-linked-cards-in-workitems\/\" data-post-title=\"How to Manage Linked Cards in Workitems\" data-response=\"1\" href=\"#\" class=\"wth-green-btn icon-thumbsup\">Yes<\/a>&nbsp; &nbsp;<a data-response=\"0\" data-post=\"6144\" data-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/how-to-manage-linked-cards-in-workitems\/\" data-post-title=\"How to Manage Linked Cards in Workitems\" 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\/6144"}],"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=6144"}],"version-history":[{"count":77,"href":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/6144\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23631,"href":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/6144\/revisions\/23631"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}