On the Board, you can update the status of a measure directly by dragging its card to a different column. This keeps your board current without having to open each measure individually.
How drag-and-drop works
Drag-and-drop works in both the Status view and the Calendar Week view - but what changes depends on the view you are in.
In the Status view, click and hold a measure card, drag it to the target column, and release. The status of the measure updates immediately and syncs back to the corresponding work package in real time - no manual save required. The change is reflected everywhere the measure appears across the project. Status changes via drag-and-drop are available to all roles with edit rights - Project Lead, Consultant, WP Lead, and Contributor.
In the Calendar Week view, dragging a card to a different column updates the due date of the measure to match the target calendar week. This makes it easy to reschedule measures directly on the board without opening each one individually.
Recurring measures are easy to spot: their cards carry a recurring icon. When you drag one to a new date, elyvate asks whether the change applies to this occurrence only or to the entire series (see Recurring measures).
Two things to know if your project uses the escalation flow: each due date change - including drags in the Calendar Week view - counts toward the measure's escalation limit, and once a measure is Escalated, only Work Package Leads, Project Leads and Consultants can move its card (see Escalation flow).
Cards in the Completed column
Once a measure is Completed, its title, details, Requested by and resources, due date and Degree of Implementation are locked, but its status stays editable. On the Board, that means:
A card in the Completed column shows no due date, and you can't edit the due date from the card
The escalation count is hidden while the measure is Completed
To reopen a measure, drag its card out of the Completed column into another status. Its escalation count comes back as it was
Degree of Implementation on cards
If your project has Degree of Implementation turned on, each card shows its level as a chip, and you can filter the Board by it. Moving a card between columns changes its status, not its Degree of Implementation.
Moving measures between work packages
In addition to changing status, measures can also be moved between work packages directly on the board. Drag a card from one work package row to another and the measure is reassigned accordingly. This is useful when ownership or scope shifts during a project.
This action is available to Project Leads and Consultants only. Work Package Leads can move measures within their own work package rows but cannot reassign a measure to a different work package.
What changes downstream
When you move a card to a new column or a new work package row, the following updates automatically:
The measure status is updated in status view
The date is updated in calendar view
The change is saved to the work package
The Overview and work package One Pager reflect the new state
No additional steps are needed after moving a card.