Usage Guide for Counter Gadget

Introduction


The Counter Gadget allows you to display the number of issues in large font with the optional footer text. The background colour can be set either fixed or changing (e.g. from Green to Red as the count increases). It is useful for Jira wallboards.

 

 

 

It comes with basic colours or colour changing mode which change colour based on the number set in configurations.

 

Inserting Counter Gadget on the dashboard


To add a 3 Counter Gadget on the dashboard,

  1. Click on Add Gadget button on the Dashboard view to add a new gadget
  2. The Gadget Directory will pop up
  3. Enter "Counter" in the search box to filter the matching gadget
     


  4. Click on the Add it Now button to add the gadget.
  5. Click on the Close button to return back to the Dashboard

Configuring Counter Gadget


Fill in the preferences for the gadget. Under the "Max Value Type" option, you can choose to have either a fixed value or a dynamic value from the number of issues in another filter, to be the maximum value. The different  configurations available are illustrated below.

Preference
Description
TitleThe title of the gadget
Current Value FilterThe filter in which the number of issues will be displayed in the gauge as the current value
Board ColorThe colour of the liquid gauge and there is option to change liquid colour based on the level of the gauge
Min ValueThe minimum value of the gauge
Max Value Type

Select the type of maximum value for the gauge

  • Maximum value of the gauge should be a fixed value (Use Number as Max Value)
  • Maximum value of the gauge should be based on the number of issues in another filter (Use Filter as Max Value)

Max Value

(For Use Number as Max Value Option)

The maximum value of the gauge

Max Value Filter

(For Use Filter as Max Value Option)

The filter in which the number of issues will be displayed in the gauge as the maximum value
Footer TextThe helper text to appear at the bottom of the board
Text ColorThe color of the text to be use on the board
Hide Filter LinkTo display the filter link
Gadget HeightThe height of the gadget and gauge will scale based on the height of the gadget
Refresh IntervalHow often the gadget updates itself