Manage your portfolio backlog

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Manage, evaluate, prioritize, and sequence epics in your portfolio backlog.

Before you begin

Role required: sn_portfolio_safe.safe_portfolio_user

Procedure

Navigate to All > Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) > SAFe Board.
From the choice list at the top left corner, select the level as Portfolio.
Click the Backlog tab.
To add an epic at the bottom of the backlog.
1. Click Create Epic.
2. Specify the required details in the form and click Submit.
To add an epic while simultaneously deciding its order of implementation in the backlog.
1. Select an epic in the backlog.
2. Click Create Epic.
3. Specify the required details in the form and click Submit.
  
  The epic is created beneath the epic that was selected in the backlog.
To search for epics by their short descriptions, type a word in the search box and press Enter.
To arrange epics within the backlog, use either of the following options.

Action	Description
Using the drag feature	Point to an epic and drag it to the required position.
Using the keyboard	Press the Tab key. After the desired epic is highlighted, press the Tab key. After the [Omitted image "draganddropicon.png"] Alt text: Icon used to move the record icon is highlighted, press the Enter key. After the [Omitted image "plansprintactivity.png"] Alt text: Icon used to move the record icon appears, use the up and down arrow keys. To fix the position of the epic, press the Enter key.

Action

Description

Using the drag feature

Point to an epic and drag it to the required position.

Using the keyboard

Press the Tab key.
After the desired epic is highlighted, press the Tab key.
After the [Omitted image "draganddropicon.png"] Alt text: Icon used to move the record icon is highlighted, press the Enter key.
After the [Omitted image "plansprintactivity.png"] Alt text: Icon used to move the record icon appears, use the up and down arrow keys.
To fix the position of the epic, press the Enter key.

If the backlog contains more than 50 epics, then a pagination control appears at the bottom of the list enabling you to navigate to the first, last, previous, or next page in the list.

To view the backlog as a standard platform list, click View Standard List.
To perform any action on a set of epics.
- Select the required epics.
- Click [Omitted image "ellipsis.png"] Alt text: Icon used to perform a single action on multiple features and select any of the following options: |Option|Description| |------|-----------| |Move to top|Epics are placed at the top of the backlog section.| |Move to bottom|Epics are placed at the bottom of the backlog section.|

Parent Topic:SAFe Board—Portfolio level

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---
title: Manage your portfolio backlog
description: Manage, evaluate, prioritize, and sequence epics in your portfolio backlog.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/it-business-management/scaled-agile-framework-safe/manage-your-portfolio-backlog.html
release: brazil
product: Scaled Agile Framework \(SAFe\)
classification: scaled-agile-framework-safe
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [SAFe Board—Portfolio level, Portfolio SAFe, Scaled Agile Framework \(SAFe\), Strategic Portfolio Management]
---

# Manage your portfolio backlog

Manage, evaluate, prioritize, and sequence epics in your portfolio backlog.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_portfolio\_safe.safe\_portfolio\_user

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** &gt; **Scaled Agile Framework \(SAFe\)** &gt; **SAFe Board**.

2.  From the choice list at the top left corner, select the level as **Portfolio**.

3.  Click the **Backlog** tab.

4.  To add an epic at the bottom of the backlog.

    1.  Click **Create Epic**.

    2.  Specify the required details in the form and click **Submit**.

5.  To add an epic while simultaneously deciding its order of implementation in the backlog.

    1.  Select an epic in the backlog.

    2.  Click **Create Epic**.

    3.  Specify the required details in the form and click **Submit**.

        The epic is created beneath the epic that was selected in the backlog.

6.  To search for epics by their short descriptions, type a word in the search box and press **Enter**.

7.  To arrange epics within the backlog, use either of the following options.

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Action

</th><th align="left" id="d200564e164">

Description

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**Using the drag feature**

</td><td>

Point to an epic and drag it to the required position.

</td></tr><tr><td id="d200564e179">

**Using the keyboard**

</td><td>

1.  Press the **Tab** key.
2.  After the desired epic is highlighted, press the **Tab** key.
3.  After the \[Omitted image "draganddropicon.png"\] Alt text: Icon used to move the record icon is highlighted, press the **Enter** key.
4.  After the \[Omitted image "plansprintactivity.png"\] Alt text: Icon used to move the record icon appears, use the up and down arrow keys.
5.  To fix the position of the epic, press the **Enter** key.


</td></tr></tbody>
</table>    If the backlog contains more than 50 epics, then a pagination control appears at the bottom of the list enabling you to navigate to the first, last, previous, or next page in the list.

8.  To view the backlog as a standard platform list, click **View Standard List**.

9.  To perform any action on a set of epics.

    -   Select the required epics.
    -   Click \[Omitted image "ellipsis.png"\] Alt text: Icon used to perform a single action on multiple features and select any of the following options:
    |Option|Description|
    |------|-----------|
    |**Move to top**|Epics are placed at the top of the backlog section.|
    |**Move to bottom**|Epics are placed at the bottom of the backlog section.|


**Parent Topic:**[SAFe Board—Portfolio level](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/it-business-management/scaled-agile-framework-safe/portfolio-tabs.md)