Config — workspace setup
The Config tab is where you set up the structure a roadmap needs before it can be read clearly: workstreams, owner teams, typography, and branding.
What it does
Config has three sections:
- Workstreams — the areas your roadmap is divided into. Each workstream has a name, description, outcome, owner team, and a color. Workstreams become the rows in Stream and Timeline views.
- Owner teams — the teams that can own items and workstreams. Each has a name and a color.
- Logo and branding — the app font theme and the brand kit used on stakeholder exports.
When to use it
- At the start, before adding many items — structure first, items second.
- When the product reorganizes and workstreams or teams change.
- When you want exports to carry your company's branding.
When not to use it
- Mid-presentation. Config is setup; do it before the review, not during it.
- As a place to track people. Owner teams are teams, not a staff directory.
3-minute flow
- Open the Config tab.
- Add the workstreams your roadmap needs; give each one an outcome.
- Add owner teams and assign them to workstreams.
- Set the font theme if you want a different look.
- If you have Pro, fill in the brand kit for branded exports.
Best use cases
- Setting up a new roadmap's structure.
- Keeping workstreams aligned with how the product is actually organized.
- Preparing branding before an external-facing export.
Common mistakes
- Too many workstreams. If a stream has one item, it is probably not a stream.
- Leaving workstreams without an outcome — the outcome is what makes a stream mean something.
- Deleting a team without noticing it leaves its items unassigned. Roadmap Flow warns you, and the items stay; they are just unowned until you reassign them.
Related guide pages
Availability
Free. Workstreams, owner teams, and typography are free; the brand kit is Pro.