When the story map contains many cards it can be completed to find what you are looking for at first sight. Filters allow to access cards on the story map that are matching to the set criteria in the filter menu. Filters can drive discussions and this functionality highlights the result of your search by providing a great solution in many different aspect during the product planning processes.

Filters can be used on the story map in any project phases - in discovery, planning, backlog and even in tracking. Filters have a dedicated settings where filter criteria can be set.

Since filters are working both on the story map and in release view you can keep your selected filters to display results even if you switch between the story map’s project phases - discovery, planing, backlog and tracking / release view.

Let’s see a few examples below:

I want to find all cards that was created today to discuss it quickly with the team. To do so, follow the steps below:

The result of the filter will highlight those cards on the story map that are matching with the filter criteria.

In the filter menu you can also quickly select all cards of the result of your filter criteria by clicking on "Select cards".
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Once cards are selected, you can perform multiple cards actions and change properties of the selected cards all at once.
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💡 Tip - Learn more about Multiple card actions.
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I want to find all cards in a specific release that has for example an annotation assigned with the value of “Needs discussion”. To do so, follow the steps below:

Once the filter is selected only matching cards will be displayed. You can even select all cards matching to the filter criteria to be selected by clicking on “Select card”.

Selected cards will be highlighted and multiple cards actions can be performed all at once to change the selected cards’ properties.
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💡 Tip - Learn more about Multiple card actions.

You can even return to the story map view, the selection will remain.