Planning Board¶

The Planning Board is your central workspace for task management in Asset Optics. It provides a Kanban-style interface for organizing, tracking, and completing your game development work.

Overview¶

The Planning Board displays tasks as cards organized into columns:

Column	Purpose
Todo	Tasks ready to start
In Progress	Currently being worked on
Blocked	Stuck on dependencies or issues
Done	Completed tasks

Planning Board

Working with Tasks¶

Creating Tasks¶

Click the + Add Task button (or the + in any column)
Fill in the task details:
Title: Brief description of the work
Description: Detailed information (optional)
Milestone: Which milestone this belongs to
Priority: Low, Medium, High, or Urgent
Status: Initial column placement
Click Create

Editing Tasks¶

Click on any task card to open the detail view
Edit any field:
Title and description
Status (or drag the card)
Priority
Milestone assignment
Due date
Changes save automatically

Moving Tasks¶

Drag and Drop:

Click and hold a task card
Drag it to the desired column
Drop to update the status

Via Detail View:

Click the task card
Change the status dropdown
The card moves to the new column

Deleting Tasks¶

Open the task detail view
Click the Delete button (or trash icon)
Confirm the deletion

Warning

Deleted tasks cannot be recovered. Consider moving to Done instead.

Task Details¶

Each task card shows:

Title: Main task description
Priority Badge: Visual indicator (color-coded)
Milestone: Which milestone it belongs to
Linked Assets: Number of connected assets
Checklist Progress: If checklists exist

Click a card to see the full detail view with:

Complete description
Checklists with subtasks
Comments
Linked assets
Activity history

Task Checklists¶

Break down tasks into smaller subtasks:

Open a task
Go to the Checklist section
Click Add Item
Type the subtask and press Enter
Check off items as you complete them

Example checklist for "Create Player Character":

Promoting Checklist Items¶

Convert a checklist item into a full task:

Hover over the checklist item
Click the Promote to Task button
The item becomes a new task linked to the original

Task Comments¶

Collaborate with comments:

Open a task
Scroll to the Comments section
Type your comment
Click Post

Comments are visible to all team members and sync across the plugin and web dashboard.

Inline Editing¶

Edit comments directly:

Hover over your comment
Click the Edit button
Make changes
Click Save

Milestone Selection¶

Above the Kanban board, you'll find the milestone selector:

All Milestones: Show tasks from all milestones
Specific Milestone: Filter to a single milestone

The selected milestone affects:

Which tasks appear on the board
What appears in Focus Mode
Progress calculations

Priority Levels¶

Tasks have four priority levels:

Priority	Color	Use When
Urgent	Red	Blocking issues, critical deadlines
High	Orange	Important work, approaching deadlines
Medium	Blue	Standard priority (default)
Low	Gray	Nice-to-have, backlog items

Filtering and Sorting¶

Search¶

Use the search bar to find tasks by:

Title
Description
Linked asset names

Filters¶

Filter tasks by:

Priority level
Milestone
Has linked assets
Has incomplete checklists

Best Practices¶

Limit Work in Progress¶

Keep the "In Progress" column small
Focus on finishing tasks before starting new ones
Reduces context switching

Use Clear Titles¶

Start with a verb: "Create", "Implement", "Fix", "Add"
Be specific: "Create Player Jump Animation" not "Animation stuff"

Break Down Large Tasks¶

If a task takes more than a day, break it into subtasks
Use checklists for the breakdown
Consider promoting to separate tasks

Update Status Regularly¶

Move cards as you progress
Mark blockers immediately
Complete tasks when truly done

Keyboard Shortcuts¶

Shortcut	Action
`Ctrl+R` / `Cmd+R`	Refresh the board