2.1 Release Notes

New User Interface, Better User Experience

We've received lots of great feedback on improving the user experience with Canvas for JIRA, and it's integration with JIRA. This new release addresses those suggestions with a clean, easy to use new interface, letting you focus on organizing and managing your JIRA issues and projects, instead of worrying about configuration.

Quick Filters

This new feature eliminates some of the complexity of JQL, and provides a fast, intuitive way of filtering your data set. Don't worry, if you prefer to use JQL, you can still use it with your saved boards, filters.

Views: Column View and Matrix View

This version allows you to modify the board layout, using either the new Column View, or the original Matrix View.

Column View

The Column view allows you to display your issues with just columns (no rows). You can then select any field to define the data set, for example, a Kanban team might use the special "Kanban status" field, while a project manager could choose the "Assignee" field. 

Matrix View

The matrix view brings another dimension to your boards, combining columns and rows to better manage triaging, release planning, or prioritizing your team's work.