Kinds: Organize Cards by Type

What is the Kind Dimension?

The Kind dimension is a special, built-in dimension that categorizes your cards by type. Every card has exactly one kind — for example: "Task", "Contact", "Bug", "Feature", or "Meeting".

Unlike regular category dimensions, Kind is special because it controls which other dimensions are visible on a card. A "Task" card can show a "Progress" dimension, while a "Contact" card shows "Contact email" instead — even though both dimensions exist in the project.

Why Use Kinds?

Without kinds, every card shows every dimension. This works fine for simple projects, but as your project grows and you have different types of information, cards get cluttered with irrelevant fields.

Kinds solve this by letting you:

• Define card types — Bug, Feature, Task, Epic, Contact, etc.
• Show relevant dimensions per type — each kind gets its own set of visible dimensions
• Color-code by type — each kind has its own color, making card types instantly recognizable on boards
• Filter by type — show only bugs on one board, only features on another
• Manage card relationships - Parent-child dimensions work based on Card kinds.

Setting Up Kinds

Creating Your First Kind

When you start using kinds, you create kind values that represent your card types:

1. Go to Project Settings → Dimensions → Kind
2. Click Add value to create a new kind
3. Enter a label (e.g., "Task") and pick a color
4. Repeat for each card type you need

How Kinds Affect Boards

Dimension Visibility

When a card is displayed on a board, only the dimensions relevant to its kind are shown. If a board is configured to display 8 dimensions, a "Task" card might show 5 of them (the ones configured for the Task kind), and the empty slots are simply not displayed.

Filtering by Kind

Kind works like any other dimension for filtering. You can:

• Filter a board to show only one kind (e.g., a "Bugs" board)
• Use Kanban mode with Kind as the "Display By" dimension to see columns per type
• Combine Kind filters with other dimension filters

Restricting Dimensions to Specific Kinds

Once you have multiple kinds, you can configure which dimensions appear for each one:

1. Open Dimension settings dialog by clicking on a dimension
2. Select the Restriction panel and set the toggle to ON
3. Choose for which card kinds the dimension makes sense
4. Repeat on each dimension

For example:

• Bug kind shows: Severity, Assignee, Status, Reported By
• Feature kind shows: Priority, Assignee, Status, Target Release, Effort
• Contact kind shows: Company, Email, Phone, Role

Rules and Constraints

• One kind per card — a card cannot have multiple kinds
• Every card has a kind — even if you only have one kind value, all cards are assigned to it
• Kind is not deletable — it's a system dimension that always exists
• Kind colors are global — a kind's color is used everywhere: boards, filters, cards

Tips

• Start simple — begin with 1-2 kinds and add more as your project evolves. You can always refine later.
• Use color strategically — pick distinct colors for kinds so you can spot card types at a glance on Grid or Kanban boards
• Combine with Card Appearance — configure not just which dimensions show per kind, but also the layout and color dimension for each
• One board per kind — consider creating dedicated boards for each kind (e.g., "Bug Tracker", "Feature Roadmap"), each pre-filtered to the relevant kind