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Usage Guide for Rolling Window Weekly Gadget

Owned by Chia Xin Fang (Deactivated)
Last updated: May 28, 2024 by Joen
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Introduction

The Rolling Window Weekly Gadget allows you to see the number of matching issues for the last / next X weeks depending on the period type selected. 

For example, if the current week is 25, and an 8 weeks before and after period type was selected, it will display the trend of issues from weeks 17 to 33.

In addition, there is an option to calculate the average and to compare it with the value this week. If the trend is increasing, it will display a red up arrow. If the trend is decreasing, it will display a green down arrow.

 

Usage

To present the information using Rolling Window Weekly Gadget,

  1. Define and save the Jira filters

  2. Insert the Rolling Window Weekly Gadget on the dashboard

  3. Configure the user preferences for the gadget

1. Define and save the Jira filters

Please refer to Jira Documentation (Using filters) on how to create a filter

2. Insert the Rolling Window Weekly Gadget on the dashboard

To add a Rolling Window Weekly Gadget on the dashboard,

  1. Click on Add Gadget button on the Dashboard view to add a new gadget

  2. The Add a Gadget dialog will pop up

  3. Enter "Rolling Window Weekly Gadget" in the search box to find the gadget

     

  4. Click on the Add gadget button to add the gadget

  5. Click on the X button to close dialog and return back to the Dashboard

3. Configure the user preferences for the gadget

  1. Fill in the preferences. An explanation of the various fields is provided in the table below.

  2. Click on the Save button.

 

Field Name

Default Value

Description

Field Name

Default Value

Description

Saved Filter

 

The filter for searching the issue

X Axis

created

The date field to be used for segmenting the issues across the weeks in the year

Y Axis

assignee

The issue field to be used for dividing the issues into different category rows

Period

Past Month

The period field provides options on different week combinations available

No. of Weeks

0

The number of weeks to use if Period field has weeks selected

Display Average

true

Whether to calculate the average and display the trend indicator

Show Totals

false

Whether to sum the totals

Highlight This Week

None

This field is used for selecting the colour to highlight current week in for ease of identifying.
If None is selected, current week will not be highlighted. See Highlight This Week Colour Scheme for available colour options.

Refresh Interval

Never

How often you want the gadget to update itself

Highlight This Week Colour Scheme

You can choose among 7 vibrant colours.

You can change the colour of the gadget to group related gadgets visually.

Red

Orange

Green

Teal

Blue

Purple

Gray