Foundation Documentation

Learn how to use every part of Foundation — from your first lens to Gantt, Sync Agents, and conditional formatting.

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Install Foundation, build your first lens, and learn the vocabulary.

Lenses

Create, open, share, and manage your lenses.

Hierarchies

Add issues, use Flex Items, and drag-and-drop to organize work.

Sync Agents

Automate your hierarchy with JQL Insert and Child Extend agents.

Columns & views

Build the perfect view with columns, views, and split mode.

Inline editing

Edit any field right in the grid — status, dates, assignee, and more.

Filter, sort, group

Use Quick Filters, Quick Groups, and Pipeline Studio.

Gantt & timeline

Open the Gantt, draw dependencies, and analyze the critical path.

Formatting

Highlight rows and cells with conditional formatting.

Import & export

Bring data in from Jira, CSV, and other tools.

Permissions

Control who can view, edit, and configure with the permission model.

Troubleshooting

Read the FAQ or learn why data isn’t syncing.

New to Foundation?

If you just installed from the Atlassian Marketplace, start with Your first lens — a 5-minute walkthrough that gets you from an empty app to a fully organized portfolio.

Looking for developer docs?

Building on top of Foundation or contributing to the codebase? The Developer section covers the architecture, API, database schema, events, and frontend internals.