This work package evaluates Atlassian’s **Pragmatic Drag and Drop** as a potential long-term DnD foundation.

Focus areas:

* backlog and board interactions

* extensibility beyond simple sorting

* compatibility with future UI patterns


### Work performed

* Prototype implementations for backlog drag-and-drop

* Exploration of React-based board integration

* Evaluation of API and extensibility model


### Key findings

* Strong **low-level architecture**, suitable as a platform

* Designed for **complex interaction patterns**

* Good support for:

* cross-container dragging

* constraints and rules

* future extensibility


Challenges:

* Requires **more boilerplate** than sortable-style libraries

* Accessibility requires **manual implementation effort**

* Some examples and tooling are **React-centric**

* Higher **initial implementation cost**


### Current assessment

✅ **Strong long-term candidate**

Best suited if we:

* invest in a shared abstraction layer

* want a single DnD platform across the application


### Decision status

➡️ **Primary candidate for further evaluation**

### Linked PRs

* Begin of the insertion[https://github.com/opf/openproject/pull/22999](https://github.com/opf/openproject/pull/22999)

* End of the insertion [https://github.com/opf/openproject/pull/22752](https://github.com/opf/openproject/pull/22752)

* [https://github.com/opf/openproject/pull/22698](https://github.com/opf/openproject/pull/22698)

* [https://github.com/opf/openproject/pull/22666](https://github.com/opf/openproject/pull/22666)