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Line Report

Owned by Nisha Shantilal
Last updated: Oct 30, 2023
3 min read

Line report is another data visualization method where data points are connected by straight lines.

Two types of line reports can be created using the add-on:

  • Simple Line Report - The axis act as input for the data - eg. a report of count of issues created each month

  • Segmented Line Report - This helps to add aspects to a simple line report. Eg. - a report of count of issues created each month, segmented by the type of issues.

Data to be used for the line reports can be further filtered using custom filters, JQL, Jira filters among others.

This article explains how to create line reports using the designer interface and provides a few examples.

Steps to Create Line Reports

 

  1. Click New report > Custom Report to open the Report Designer interface

  2. Select page Type as Chart. Select Line from the secondary drop-down

  3. Simple Line Report: one Dimension field for the X-axis and one Measure field for the Y-axis, optional Dimension fields for filters

    1. Add the Dimension fields from the left panel by clicking the drop-down sign next to the field name and selecting the appropriate destination (X-axis or Optional Filters)

    2. Add the Measure field from the left panel by clicking the '+' sign next to the field name. It will get added to Y-axis automatically

  4. Segmented Line Report: one Dimension field for the X-axis, one Measure field for the Y-axis and one Dimension field for 'Segment By', optional Dimension fields for filters

    1. Add the Dimension fields from the left panel by clicking the drop-down sign next to the field name and selecting the appropriate destination (X-axis, ‘Segment By’ or Optional Filters)

    2. Add the Measure field from the left panel by clicking the '+' sign next to the field name. It will get added to Y-axis automatically

  5. Click Run to view the results in the bottom pane (below is a screenshot of a Segmented Line Report)

  6. Click Save to save the report for future use. Saved reports can be accessed via My Area → My Reports

Additional Details

Field Settings

Settings on each field can be set by selecting the gear icon on each added field. Listed below are some examples of the options that are available from field settings:

  • Change the label of the column

  • Apply filters on the column

  • Set date format

  • Set aggregation formula

Page Settings

Each page in a report can have a Page Title that will appear as the title of the page on the report. Page settings are also available for each page and differ based on the type of the report.

 

Sample Reports

  1. Simple Line Report - Count of issues resolved in last 6 months

  2. Segmented Line Report - Story Points details for sprints in last 3 months

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