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Article version: Enterprise Server 2.18

Archiving cards on a project board

You can archive project board cards to declutter your workflow without losing the historical context of a project.

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Automation in your project board does not apply to archived project board cards. For example, if you close an issue in a project board's archive, the archived card does not automatically move to the "Done" column. When you restore a card from the project board archive, the card will return to the column where it was archived.

Archiving cards on a project board

  1. In a project board, find the card you want archive, then click .
    List of options for editing a project board card
  2. Click Archive.
    Select archive option from menu

Restoring cards on a project board from the sidebar

  1. On the top-right side of the project board, click Menu.
  2. Click , then click View archive.
    Select view archive option from menu
  3. Above the project board card you want to unarchive, click Restore.
    Select restore project board card

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