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Mingle Tips and Tricks

Introduction

This section describes some tips and tricks for getting the most out of Mingle.

Tips for using Mingle

Subscribe to feeds - receive notification of important changes in your Mingle project by email or Atom feed

Grid lane headings - view the size of stories across statuses in a release or per iteration, by using aggregations in 'lane headings'

Release planning - use aggregations in lane headings in the grid view for release planning

Special Headers - use special header links to create new cards with a single click!

Quick access to card view - quick access to card view from anywhere in Mingle!

Use colors in charts and text - 140 web color names are supported for your charts and text!

Avoiding macro syntax errors - hints on how to write Mingle macros to avoid getting syntax errors

Use tags on Wiki pages - did you know you could apply tags to Mingle wiki pages?

Tips for administering Mingle

Metrics on cards - display metrics and charts on cards

Chart size and layout - use chart level parameters to size and layout charts as you want

Hold signoff - create a transition to allow customers to give feedback on stories before they are considered 'Done'

Using project variables - update tables, charts and favorites for the 'current iteration' in a single step

Soft delete - soft delete cards from a project to remove from active story lists but protect card history

Change session expiry - modify the default session expiry time as needed.

Setting up transition workflow - generate transitions according to your project workflow.