This page relates to an older version 1.11 of Rich Filters for Jira Dashboards for Server & Data Center. See the documentation index for other versions, or for the Cloud version of Rich Filters.

The Rich Filter Smart Gauges Gadget

The Rich Filter Smart Gauges Gadget displays multiple gauges. The gadget is based on a rich filter and the gauges are based on the clauses of a smart filter. The gadget works as follows: 

  • the gadget builds a collection of issues based on the rich filter's base query and on the active quick filters (which means the results can be refined using Rich Filter Controller gadgets);
  • the gadget itself can further refine the results by applying a gadget-specific JQL that we call “working query”;
  • the gadget computes gauges based on the clauses of a smart filter; for each clause there will be a gauge;
  • the gadget can display results based on different values, like the number of issues (Issue Count) or the sum of number and time tracking fields (such as Story Points or Original Estimate);
  • the gadget supports multiple display layouts;
  • the gadget’s title can be customized.


Using Jira Service Desk?

You should have a look at our Rich Filters for Service Desk Dashboards app to see how to display gauges based on the SLA %Met or %Breached ratio.

Rich Filters for Service Desk Dashboards is an extension of the Rich Filters for Jira Dashboards app. This extension needs to be installed and licensed separately and adds functionality specific to Jira Service Desk on top of the existing rich filters.

Configuring the Rich Filter Smart Gauges Gadget

Add a new or edit an existing Rich Filter Smart Gauges Gadget in your Jira dashboard. The configuration form of the gadget will be displayed:


Edit the gadget configuration as described in the following table:

SettingDescription
TitleOptionally, you can customize the title of the gadget. If left blank, the default title will be Rich Filter Smart Gauges.
Rich Filter

Select the rich filter the gadget will use.

Click on the Rich Filter button to display the list of rich filters; you can either scroll through or use the search box to find the filter you need.

The gadgets’ configuration forms only show the rich filters you are allowed to view. See the section on permissions for details.

The link in the description line below the Rich Filter button opens a new page with the configuration of the selected rich filter.

Also, when the gadget is in display mode, you can navigate directly to the rich filter of the gadget using the Rich Filter option in the menu at the top right of the gadget.

Working QueryThe working query is a JQL query that is combined with the base filter of the rich filter before searching for issues. The working query is optional: if left empty, only the base Jira filter and the quick filters affect the issues used for the output.
Smart FilterSelect the smart filter. For each clause of the smart filter, the gadget builds a gauge. If the smart filter has color tag types, then the gadget will use the configured colors in order to display the results. Otherwise, a default color will be used.
Show NoneSelect whether or not the gadget should also display a gauge for the issues not matching any of the clauses of the smart filter.
Computation Mode

You can select between two options:

  • Use smart clauses as gauge filters: if this option is selected, then the clauses of the smart filter are used to compute the gauge levels relative to all the issues included in the gadget. All gauges have the same total value.
  • Use smart clauses as gauge totals: if this option is selected, then the clauses of the smart filter are used to compute the gauge total for each gauge. All gauges use the same filter to compute the gauge level, which needs to be selected separately (see below).

Gauge filter

This setting is displayed and applies only if the Computation Mode (see above) is Use smart clauses as gauge totals

Select the criteria to be used as base for the gauge levels. The same criteria applies to all the gauges. You can use predefined criteria or any defined static filter.

Values

Select the output type to be used for each gauge. There are five kinds of possible values:

  • Issue Count: computes the number of issues in each group.
  • Time Tracking: computes the sum of one of the time-tracking fields (i.e. Original Estimate, Remaining Estimate, Time Spent) for all issues in each group.
  • Σ Time Tracking: the same as Time Tracking but for each issue it also includes the values in its sub-tasks.
  • Numeric: computes the sum of a numeric field for all issues in each group. For instance, if using Jira Software, the gadget can show how many Story Points there are for each Smart Filter clause.
  • Σ Numeric: the same as Numeric but for each issue it also includes the values in its sub-tasks.

Layout

You can chose one of several layouts to display the results:

  • Gauges: for each clause of the smart filter, the gadget displays a gauge.
    If the Computation Mode is Use smart clauses as gauge filters:

    If the Computation Mode is Use smart clauses as gauge totals:

  • Percentages & Ratios: for each clause of the smart filter, the gadget displays the percentage and ratio out of the total.

  • Percentages Only: for each clause of the smart filter, the gadget displays the percentage out of the total.

  • Counters & Percentages: for each clause of the smart filter, the gadget displays a counter and the percentage out of the total.