Query for kanban board messes with the backlog view

[bmacd]

My team uses kanban so we have a query for the board:

project = "TeamZ" ORDER BY Rank ASC

To get items on the board we use the status "Ready to Start" which drops them into the first column. Everything in "To Do" is in the backlog. 

We're refining Jiras quicker than we are developing so the "Ready to Start" column is growing. We want to limit the number in "Ready to Start" so we need an additional metric that puts them on the board, along with the status "Ready to Start".

If a ticket has been through the refinement process it should be marked "Ready to Start"

If a ticket is on the board its been through refinement AND its been prioritised

So, I thought I could use the field "Priority" to do this. I changed the query hoping that anything "unprioritised" wouldn't be on the board (but would be in the backlog) and then it's very easy to update the priority on tickets we want to show on the kanban board. 

project = "TeamZ" and priority != "unprioritised" ORDER BY Rank ASC

Problem: The query affects the backlog, not just the board.

If I use the above query tickets are hidden in the backlog. I want to see everything in the backlog view but control what goes onto the kanban board.

Any ideas? 

[Marc - Devoteam · Accepted solution]

Hi @bmacd 

The filter you use for the board and backlog is the same filter, so the filter applies to the board and the backlog.

The best option is to add an extra status to your workflow where you can place refined issues, before setting them to Ready to Start

Don't use this status in a column on the board.