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Adding Card Relations

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Overview

There are many ways to add card relations. You can create new cards from the current ones, or you can combine existing cards with relations. Depending on the type of card relation, it may look different. Space views, which focus on relations between cards also allow you to create some types of relations.

Creating a card or searching for it with a card picker looks the same, so the following instructions will only focus on how to get there.

We divided the process of creating relations according to their type. See how to create subcards, parent cards, next or previous cards and related cards.

Creating new related cards

The process of creating a card is always the same. It doesn’t matter if it’s an independent card or a card related to the current one. We need to enter the name of the card, select space, and the card status. In addition, you can use a card template, enter dates or card users.

Example: Creating new card related to our card.

Adding relation with existing cards

You can create relations between existing cards too. Find the card using the card picker, or paste the URL of an existing card. This option can be found in the Search for card tab. 

Example: Creating relation with an existing card.

Adding subcards

Subcards are cards that represent additional tasks related to our main card. They are included in the main card and depend on it, which is why our main card is called the parent card. The relation between the parent card and the subcard is called the parent-child relation.

To add a subcard from the card menu:

  1. Open the card.
  2. On the card top bar, go to More (the three-dots menu).
  3. Select Card relations > + Add relation > Child.

All subcards are located in the Subwork tab.

To add a subcard from the Subwork tab:

  1. Open the card.
  2. Go to the Subwork tab.
  3. Select + Add subcard.

To add a subcard from the subcard group:

  1. Open the card.
  2. On the subcard group, select + Add subcard.

The parent-child relations is particularly important in the Mind Map view.

To add a subcard from the Mind Map view:

  1. Open the Mind Map view.
  2. Hover over the selected card.
  3. Select the + icon.

Learn more about card relations in Mind Map view.

You can also add subcards using Quick Actions.

Adding parent cards

To add a parent card from the card menu:

  1. Open the card.
  2. On the card top bar, go to More (the three-dots menu).
  3. Select Card relations > + Add relation > Parent.

Adding next or previous cards

To add a next or previous card from the card menu:

  1. Open the card.
  2. On the card top bar, go to More (the three-dots menu).
  3. Select Card relations > + Add relation > Next / Previous.

To add a next or previous card from the top bar:

  1. Open the card.
  2. On the card top bar, select the  Next / Previous icon.
  3. Select + Add next card / + Add previous card.

Adding related cards

To add a next or previous card from the top bar:

  1. Open the card.
  2. On the card top bar, select the  Related card icon.
  3. Select + Add related card.

FAQ

You can observe card relations in the Mind Map view and Gantt Chart view too. There is also an option to expand child cards in the Kanban view and List view.

Even if the card has more than one parent, only one of them is the default parent. 

You can create parent and child relations using the Mind Map view.

Card Relations

Parent and Child Card Relation

Next and Previous Card Relation

Card Connections in the Mind Map View

Card Relations in Gantt Chart View

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