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Hierarchy

Obeya Cloud organizes work in a clear hierarchy: 
Organization (your company)
  └── Workspace (team or department)
       └── Project (initiative or product)
            └── Board (collection of items)
                 ├── Groups (categories like "To Do", "In Progress")
                 │    └── Items (tasks, issues, stories)
                 │         └── Values (custom field data)
                 └── Columns (field definitions)

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Key Terms

TermDescription
OrganizationYour company or team. Each org gets a unique subdomain (org.obeya.cloud).
WorkspaceA collection of related projects. Think of it as a department or team folder.
ProjectA specific initiative containing one or more boards.
BoardThe main working area where items are organized into groups and columns.
GroupA section within a board (e.g., “Sprint 1”, “To Do”, “Bugs”). Color-coded.
ItemA single task, issue, story, or row within a group.
ColumnA field definition (e.g., Status, Priority, Due Date). Defines what data each item can hold.
ValueThe actual data stored for a specific item in a specific column.
ViewA way to visualize your board data — Board (Kanban), Table, Timeline, Calendar, or Visual.

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Multi-Tenancy

Each organization is completely isolated. Your data at acme.obeya.cloud is never accessible from other.obeya.cloud.
Obeya Cloud uses subdomain-based multi-tenancy. Every API request is scoped to the organization identified by the subdomain in the request URL.

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Roles

RolePermissions
OwnerFull access. Can delete the organization and manage billing.
AdminCan manage members, workspaces, and settings. Cannot delete the org.
MemberCan create and edit projects, boards, and items.
GuestRead-only access to specific boards they are invited to.

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Views Explained

Obeya Cloud offers five distinct ways to visualize the same underlying data:

Board View

A Kanban-style view with cards organized in swimlane columns. Drag and drop to change status.

Table View

A spreadsheet-like view with rows and columns. Inline editing, sorting, and filtering.

Timeline View

A Gantt chart showing items over time with dependencies and milestones.

Calendar View

See items plotted on a calendar by their date fields. Day, week, and month layouts.

Visual Board

A free-form canvas where you can place sticky notes, shapes, images, and widgets. Inspired by physical Obeya rooms.

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Custom Fields

Every column on a board represents a custom field. Obeya Cloud supports 25+ field types including text, numbers, dates, status labels, people pickers, ratings, checkboxes, formulas, dependencies, and more. See the Custom Fields guide for the complete list.