Commit 0b201c56 authored by Marcia Ramos's avatar Marcia Ramos

add use-cases for boards w/ milestones and focus mode

parent bb1a438a
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## Use-cases
There are inumerous use-cases for the use of Issue Boards, we will just
exemplify with a couple situations, but the possilities go where our creativity goes.
For a broader use-case, please check the blog post
[GitLab Workflow, an Overview](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/10/25/gitlab-workflow-an-overview/#gitlab-workflow-use-case-scenario).
### Single Board
GitLab Workflow allows you to discuss proposals in issues, categorize them
with labels, and and from there organize and prioritize them with Issue Boards.
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- Prioritize the issues in a list by moving them vertically
- Move issues between lists to organize them according to the labels you've set
### Multiple Boards
To enhance the workflow exemplified above, with [Multiple Issue Boards](#multiple-issue-boards),
available only in [GitLab Enterprise Edition](https://about.gitlab.com/gitlab-ee/),
each team (frontend and backend) can have their own boards to organize their flow among the
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- **Frontend**, same as above, for the frontend team
- **Deployment**, for the entire process (backend > frontend > staging > production)
For a broader use-case, please check the blog post
[GitLab Workflow, an Overview](https://about.gitlab.com/2016/10/25/gitlab-workflow-an-overview/#gitlab-workflow-use-case-scenario).
### Boards for Milestones
From the use-cases above, let's assume that you have now created a milestone per release for
your app. You can create a milestone exclusive for each release, and associate it with a board.
Therefore, you'll have everything organized in a board per release.
### Focus Mode
When you are organizing your issues through an Issue Board and want to avoid distractions,
you can use the [Issue Board Forcus Mode](#focus-mode).
## Issue Board terminology
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