> - The automatic creation of the **To Do** and **Doing** lists [introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/202144) in GitLab 13.5.
> - [Deprecated](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/270583) in GitLab 13.7. In GitLab 13.7 and later, the **To Do** and **Doing** columns are not automatically created.
WARNING:
This feature was [deprecated](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/270583) in GitLab 13.7.
The **To Do** and **Doing** columns are no longer automatically created.
In GitLab 13.5 and 13.6, the first time you open an issue board, you are presented with the default lists
(**Open**, **To Do**, **Doing**, and **Closed**).
If the **To Do** and **Doing** labels don't exist in the project or group, they are created, and
their lists appear as empty. If any of them already exists, the list is filled with the issues that