What is a Path Group? #
A Path Group is a group of related features/tasks/ideas that you wish to group together on your project’s Product Path. Typically Path Groups are arranged chronologically to give your audience an idea of when to expect a group of updates, and in what order. On common method is to create Path Groups based on release. For example, your Path Groups might be titled “Recently Releases,” “In the Works,” and “Coming Later”. Then, tasks would be contained in these Path Groups based on their projected release. In the end it’s entirely up to you how you’d like to organize your Path Groups, and you can also see an example of how we setup our own Path Groups over on the official PathPro Product Path.
Step by Step: How Do I Create a Path Group? #
Below you’ll find a step by step walkthrough on how to create a Path Group along with an overview of each feature. Note that you may print these instructions out using the print icon to the right.
Note that by taking the product tour, you’ll also be walked through the process of creating your first Path Group, and then adding your first task to that Path Group. So, we highly suggest taking that tour if you’re new to PathPro.
1. Navigate to your Product Path
You’ll first want to select the project you’d like to work on, wither from the Project Panel, or by selecting fit in the project dropdown at the top left of your admin area. Once you’ve selected the project, you’ll then click the “Product Path” button:
2. Add New Path Group
Once you’ve arrived at your project’s Product Path, select the “Add New” dropdown in the top right, and then select “Path Group” as shown below: 
3. Enter Path Group Settings
This will bring up the Path Group settings, which allows you to fill in all details related to the Path Group. Please see the image below for an explanation of each option. You’ll want to complete each entry to create your Path Group:
A note on Visibility: This setting allows you to control where this overall Path Group is “seen”. By default, this will be set to “Published” which will publish the Path Group both to your internal view (seen by you and team members) as well as the front-facing view (seen by community members on your public website). Additionally, you can later set an entire Path Group to ‘Archive” which will keep all tasks contained within, but will hide it from your workspace.
4. Save Path Group
After you’ve completed all of the above settings, you’ll click the “Create Path Group” button. And that’s it! You’ve successfully created your first Path Group, and are all set to start adding tasks within that specific grouping.
Next Steps: Adding Tasks / Features to Path Groups #
For more info on adding tasks to a Path Group, please head over to this article.
