Jira Jira Reporting and Dashboards

Question 1

What is a Jira dashboard?

Accepted Answer

A customizable home page displaying gadgets with project data

Answer

A Jira dashboard is a configurable page made up of gadgets that display real-time project metrics and information.

Question 2

What is a gadget in Jira?

Accepted Answer

A configurable widget added to a dashboard to display specific data

Answer

Gadgets are configurable components placed on dashboards to visualize specific metrics such as issue statistics or activity streams.

Question 3

Which Jira report shows the average time issues spend in each workflow status?

Accepted Answer

Control Chart

Answer

The Control Chart displays the cycle time for issues and shows how long items spend in each status on average.

Question 4

What does the Issue Statistics gadget on a Jira dashboard display?

Accepted Answer

A count of issues grouped by a chosen field such as priority or status

Answer

The Issue Statistics gadget shows a breakdown of issues by a selected field, allowing quick visual analysis.

Question 5

In Jira, who can view a shared dashboard by default?

Accepted Answer

All logged-in users if shared with all users

Answer

Dashboards can be shared with all logged-in users, specific groups, or projects, depending on the sharing settings configured.

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