Deactivating a sprint will not make any changes in the association of sprint items. Sprint will be shown in Active sprint list though only if its sprint end date is in future.

  • Select Navigation Menu, Sprints > select the sprint you want to deactivate
  • Click on Complete Sprint > Update Sprint Status with no action (option at completion dialog footnote)

Sprint status is automatically changed from Active to Done. In Backlog, all sprint work items will still be listed under sprint. You can also see Backlog statistics by clicking on Backlog right navigation menu > Analytics real time filters. Deactivated sprint items are still under “In Sprint” category.

To activate a deactivated sprint:

Once a sprint is deactivated, its status is changed to Done. To reactivate the sprint:

  • Select Navigation Menu, Sprints > select the sprint you want to activate
  • Click on Edit Sprint Details > change status to Active
  • Make sure that sprint end date is in future
  • Save the changes

In Backlog, all sprint work items will still be listed under sprint. You can also see Backlog statistics by clicking on Backlog right navigation menu > Analytics real time filters. Activating a sprint will enable sprint right navigation menu > complete sprint.

Note: If your Project is using a Custom Status Set scheme, select a Sprint Status that is configured under “In Progress” Category of status scheme.