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Question 11
As a GitHub project manager, you are reaching the maximum limit of items in a project, and you need a way to manage the project's content so there are no interruptions. What GitHub feature can you archive items as they are closed as completed or not planned?
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reopen the issues so the status is no longer
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configure your project's built-in workflows to archive the desired items automatically
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C
change the milestone of the impacted issues or pull requests to a later date
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D
use filters to display only the items in the project view to stay below the maximum limit
Reveal correct answer
Correct answer: B
Explanation
You can configure your project's built-in workflows to automatically archive items that match a filter. You can configure your project's built-in workflows to automatically archive items. Archiving items will help you stay below the limit of 1,200 items in each project. The auto-archive workflow supports a subset of filters. You can use the following filters when configuring your workflow.
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WRONG ANSWERS:
While filters would allow you to group items together, it wouldn't remove them from the project, resulting in you hitting the maximum number of items in the project
changing the milestone wouldn't help here, as it wouldn't remove them from the project, resulting in you hitting the maximum number of items in the project
reopening the issues wouldn't help because it wouldn't remove them from the project, resulting in you hitting the maximum number of items in the project
A. Reopening the issues so the status is no longer completed or not planned is not an effective way to manage the project's content within the maximum limit. It does not address the need to archive items as they are closed, which could lead to clutter and potential interruptions in the project.
B. Configuring your project's built-in workflows to archive items automatically is the correct choice. This feature allows you to set up rules or triggers that will automatically archive items as they are closed, ensuring that your project stays within the maximum limit without interruptions.
C. Changing the milestone of the impacted issues or pull requests to a later date does not solve the problem of managing the project's content within the maximum limit. It simply postpones the issue to a later date without providing a solution for archiving completed or not planned items.
D. Using filters to display only the items in the project view does not address the issue of reaching the maximum limit of items in a project. While filters can help you organize and view specific items, they do not automatically archive items as they are closed.
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