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Go to Jira > Reports and Timesheets > Custom Report
Change the report type to Chart > Bar
Click on the fields in the left hand side fields selector to add them to the report
X-Axis => Dates: Created.
Click on the Field settings icon for Created date field
Select a date format for Created date. For example,
for daily count, Format = MMM dd, yyyy
for weekly count, Format = w [week of year]
for monthly count, Format = MM, yyyy
Select the desired date range
Y-Axis => Common: Count of Issues
Click Run
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