How to set up a wallboard
Overview
A dashboard panel is a powerful resource in your daily routine, but it is also useful to so many others because it acts as an information radiator; critical, up-to-date information for your team, located where the team can see it, often on a large screen or TV.
Information radiator is a term coined by Alistair Cockburn to describe an information display that ‘radiates’ out information.
It’s visible to everyone, is updated regularly, and displays key metrics, especially critical information that Agile teams rely on.
Wallboard mode
Wallboard mode is the default view that users have when accessing a dashboard using a public link. It’s optimized for large screens or TVs, where the main differences from the normal dashboard view are:
Dark mode is enabled by default, although you can disable it. It reduces the impact on the eyesight and improves the visual ergonomics.
To maximise space for important information, there’s no top Jira menu bar.
There are no options to edit the dashboard or the slide, but you can still control the slideshow to pause/play or move to the next/previous slide.
You can view the dashboard in full screen.
How to set up a wallboard
Wallboard mode is the default mode when you share a dashboard publicly. To create a public link:
Click the Share button.
Enable the Public Link toggle and copy the URL.
Use this link to display your wallboard. Please note that anyone with access to that link can view the dashboard content.
See Share a dashboard with a public link to learn more.
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