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title: Create a personalized backlog in Agile Development 2.0
description: Create filters to define which stories appear in your backlog in Agile Development 2.0.
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last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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# Create a personalized backlog in Agile Development 2.0

Create filters to define which stories appear in your backlog in Agile Development 2.0.

## Before you begin

Role required: scrum\_product\_owner

## About this task

A backlog is a prioritized list of stories that are related to a specific product, epic, release, and so on. The definition of a backlog is flexible and it is set up by the product owner.

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Agile Development** > **Personal Backlogs**.

2.  Select **New**.

3.  On the form, fill in the fields.

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Name

</td><td>

Name for the backlog.

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Table

</td><td>

Table from which records are pulled for this backlog. The default value for this field is **Story \[rm\_story\]**.

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Visible to

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Users that you want to share the backlog with. Use the Unlock Visible to icon \(\[Omitted image "visibleto.png"\] Alt text: Unlock Visible to icon.\) to add users.

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Visible to Groups

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Groups of users that you want to share the backlog with. Use the Unlock Visible to icon \(\[Omitted image "visibleto.png"\] Alt text: Unlock Visible to icon.\) to add groups.

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Filter

</td><td>

Filter criteria that are applied to stories in the backlog.The default filter criteria is **Active is True** and **Sprint is Empty**.

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</table>    \[Omitted image "agile-personal-backlog-form.png"\] Alt text: Personal Backlog form.

4.  Select **Submit**.


## What to do next

You can create any number of personal backlogs that match different priorities. Access all your personal backlogs by navigating to **Agile Development** &gt; **Personal Backlogs** and also on the Backlog tab of your Agile Board.

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