WBS widget

Similarly to the task lists in the Gantt and Scope modules, the WBS widget displays the selected issue's hierarchical task structure, offering a concise view of the task’s relationships directly on the Jira issue detail page. The widget also visualizes different fields as columns you can customize and aggregate.

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Task hierarchy

The WBS widget displays the current task and its direct parents and children. It does not show other tasks (children) that share the same parent as the current task.

If the task list is long or heavily nested, narrow down the widget's visible scope by collapsing the children.

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Customize column data

The WBS widget offers similar customization options as the columns on the WBS side in the Gantt and Scope modules. Only users with relevant security roles can modify columns and save changes.

Add and remove columns

A Box Admin sets the default column view. Box Editors and Viewers can customize the columns and restore the default column view.

Click the Manage columns (gear icon ) button to modify the current column view.

Then, adjust column aggregation settings as you see fit (data aggregation is available only for columns containing data that can be aggregated). 

Save changes to all users

Box Admin role

A Box Admin can save changes in the column view by clicking Save changes for all users. The changes they save are visible to Box Editors and Box Viewers.

Restore column view

Box Admin role

After adding or removing columns, a Box Admin can click Restore columns to return to the initial set. Once changes are saved, the Restore columns option becomes inactive.

Box Editor/Viewer role

Box Editors and Box Viewers can restore their column views to the default one set by the Box Admin.

Load aggregation data

You can load aggregation data on the WBS widget columns with the Load data button.

When you click, the app will fully load the remaining information.

Box switcher

The task you are viewing could be part of the scope of different boxes and sub-boxes. To see which other boxes the task belongs to, click the Box switcher button.

If another box appears on the list, you can click it to switch to that box. The WBS widget will then display the same currently viewed task but in relationship to other tasks within that box's hierarchy.

Show on Gantt

With the Show on Gantt button, you can switch back directly to the Gantt module. The currently viewed task will be highlighted on the WBS and Gantt chart.

Limitations

If a currently viewed task is hidden because of the active filters in the Gantt module, the app will not highlight the task. 

Configuration and security

App Admins can configure and enable the WBS widget on selected issue types or projects on the App administration > BigPicture configuration > Widgets > WBS Widget page.