You can create new items from the main menu without having to open a specific page. Doing so significantly reduces the amount of clicking and thinking you have to do to create something like a new note, feature, or release. You can also create and update entities by describing what you want to Spark.
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The global create button
To create a new item from anywhere:
- In the Global header, click Create.
- Select or type the name of the item you wish to create. (You can also create new boards this way!) Alternatively, click Import in the footer to import Companies, Notes, or Features.
- Give your new item a name.
- (Optional) If your new item requires a parent or location, specify it. The parent picker shows a Suggested section at the top with up to five ranked candidates based on your recent placement history. If you haven’t placed items recently, it falls back to components and products you own.
- Click Create [item].
- A sidebar will appear with the details of your new item, and you can begin filling it out immediately.
Note: The sidebar will appear on top of your current page, meaning you won’t have to navigate back to whatever you were doing once you’re done configuring your new item. Just close the sidebar!
If you create an item from a filtered board with a single-value filter active, Productboard automatically applies that filter value to the new item. A notification confirms which values were pre-filled. See Simple filters for details.
Creating entities with Spark
Spark can create and update entities directly from a conversation, without opening the create menu. Describe what you want in plain language, and Spark shows you a confirmation preview before making any changes.
You must have editor access to an entity to create or update it with Spark. If you have access:
- Open Spark and describe what you want to create. For example, "Create a feature called Dark mode under the Settings component."
- Review the confirmation preview Spark shows before committing the change.
- Confirm to create the entity, or ask Spark to adjust your request.
Spark supports features, subfeatures, components, initiatives, products, objectives, key results, releases, and release groups, and can handle up to 25 entities in a single request. You can also ask Spark to update existing entities or manage relationships between them, such as linking a feature to an initiative.
See Create and update entities from Spark for the full list of supported fields, relationship types, and example prompts.