Issue Distribution by Project and Issue Type Report
This document outlines the process of creating an issue distribution report based on Project and Issue Type in Visionade. The report provides insights into the distribution of issues across projects and their respective issue types, helping teams analyze workload distribution effectively.
Introduction
The Issue Distribution Report enables users to visualize how issues are distributed across different projects and their associated issue types. This report helps project managers and teams to identify trends, allocate resources, and optimize workflows. The report will be displayed as a Pie Chart for an intuitive visual representation.
Prerequisites
Before generating the report, ensure the following conditions are met:
Visionade is installed and accessible within your Jira environment.
User has Jira Admin permissions to configure data source and data set
User permissions allow access to Jira Dashboards.
Post-condition
A dynamic Issue Distribution Report will be displayed on the Jira Dashboard.
Configured report is saved in Reports list.
Use Case Flow Diagram
Step-by-Step Implementation
1. Configure Jira Data Source
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| 1 | Open Data Sources tab, click on Jira source
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| 2 | Click Select Dimensions button
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| 3 | Select dimensions and then click Save Selected |
| 4 | Click Index All Dimensions button to reindex the data of all selected dimensions, ensuring it is fully up to date. |
2. Configure Data Set
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| 1 | Open Data Sets tab, click Create Data Set button |
| 2 | Enter “Project SM” for Data Set Name |
| 3 | Select “Local Jira” in Select Data Sources section |
| 4 | In Select Dimensions section, select/deselect dimensions based on your needs. |
| 5 | Enter JQL query to narrow down the data set that you want: Project in (SM)Then click “Run Query” or “Preview” button to filter and preview data in Data Preview section
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| 6 | Click Save to save data set configuration
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3. Configure Issue Distribution Report
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| 1 | Open Reports tab, click Create Report button |
| 2 | Fill in Report Name and click Next button |
| 3 | In Table View tab, select data set “Project SM” that we have configured |
| 4 | Open Analytics & Pivot tab to start configuring report |
| 5 | Drag dimension Issue Type to section Rows to view issues types as row headers |
| 6 | Drag dimension Project to dimension Columns to view projects as column headers |
| 7 | Drag dimension Issue Key to section Values Select Count in Aggregation field to view number of issues |
| 8 | Drag dimension Created Date to dimension Filters to filter issues created in 2025 Click on Created Date dimension to select filter condition Date Is After and enter value “2025-01-01” Use Date format: YYYY-MM-DD |
| 9 | Select Pie Chart in section Visualization |
| 10 | Click Apply Config to generate report |
| 11 | Click Save to save report configuration |
4. Add Issue Distribution Report to Jira Dashboard
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| 1 | Open Dashboards screen and click Create dashboard button |
| 2 | Fill in Name and click Save |
| 3 | Click Edit button to edit the dashboard Search “Visionade” to search gadget Click Add button on Visionade Report gadget |
| 4 | Select Issue Distribution Report |
| 5 | Click “Save Changes” to save changes on gadget |
| 6 | Click “Change layout” and select “One column” |
| 7 | Click Done to save dashboard |
5. Result
Report is displayed on Jira Dashboard.
Conclusion
By following the above steps, you can successfully configure and integrate an Issue Distribution Report into your Jira Dashboard. This report provides valuable insights into how issues are distributed across projects and issue types, helping you manage projects more effectively. We encourage you to experiment with different filters and visualizations to tailor the report to your specific needs. Happy reporting!