Introduction

The Rolling Window Monthly Gadget allows you to see the number of matching issues for the last X months. 

For example, if the current month is Dec, and a 6 months trend was selected, it will display the trend of issues from Jul to Dec.

In addition, there is an option to calculate the average and to compare it with the latest month. 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 in the Rolling Window Monthly Gadget,

1. Define and save the Jira filters
2. Insert the Rolling Window Monthly 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 Monthly Gadget on the dashboard

To add a Rolling Window Monthly 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 "Roll Window Monehtly Gadget" in the search box to filter the matching gadget
    
   
   
4. Click on the Add gadget button to add the
5. Repeat step 4 for each additional gadget required
6. Click on the Finished button to return back to the Dashboard

Configure the user preferences for the gadget

1. Fill in the preferences 
   

   Preference	Description	Notes
   Saved Filter	The filter for searching the issue
   X Axis	The date field to be used for segmenting the issues across the months in the year
   Y Axis	The issue field to be used for dividing the issues into different category rows
   # of Months	The number of months to consider	Possible values are 3, 6, 9 or 12
   Period Type	Available from version 1.7.0/2.2.0 onwards Whether to display results for past months or future months	Possible values are Months Before or Months After
   Include Current Month	Whether to include the current month. If false, it will start counting backwards from the previous month or forward from next month	Possible values are true or false
   Display Average	Whether to calculate the average and display the trend indicator	Possible values are true or false
   Show Totals	Whether to sum the totals	Possible values are true or false
   Refresh Interval	how often you want the gadget to update itself

2. Click on the Save button to save the changes