Build a very simple interactive Jira Dashboard

By the end of this tutorial, you'll know how to build a simple Jira Dashboard with two Rich Filter Gadgets: a Controller and a Filter Results. By clicking the Controller's buttons, the Filter Results results will be further filtered based on the criteria you have configured.

How to build your dashboard

Create a new Rich Filter as described in the Create a Rich Filter tutorial. If you have already created your Rich Filter, simply open its configuration page as described in the Navigate through Rich Filters tutorial.

To complete this tutorial, make sure the Jira filter your rich filter is based on returns some results.

Once you are on the Rich Filter configuration page, click the Static filters tab.

Click Create static filter and define two static filters:
- Closed with JQL query: status = Closed
- Assigned to me with JQL query: assignee = currentUser()
Click Create.

Build the dashboard

Create a new Jira Dashboard.
Go to Dashboards > Manage Dashboards menu and click the Create new dashboard button.
In the newly created Jira dashboard, add a Rich Filter Results gadget by clicking Add gadget.

Type “Rich” in the Search box in the Add a Gadget dialog. This will display the rich filter gadgets provided by the plug-in.

You might need to click Load all gadgets to be able to view all gadgets.

In the configuration view of the Rich Filter Results gadget, select the rich filter you have defined. For now, there is no need to change anything for the other parameters.

Use the search box provided by the Rich Filter drop-down to find your rich filter by name easily.

Click Submit.

Rich Filter Controller

In the same Jira dashboard, add one Rich Filter Controller gadget.
In the configuration view of the Rich Filter Controller gadget, select the same rich filter you selected for the Rich Filter Results gadget. There is no need to change anything else for now. Click Submit.

The Rich Filter Controller gadget displays the two static filters defined in your rich filter.

They are displayed as on/off buttons that can be independently activated and deactivated simply by clicking them.
When you activate or deactivate a static filter, the Rich Filter Results gadget will be updated to display the issue collection obtained by applying the Jira base filter of the rich filter combined (ANDed) with the JQL queries of the active static filters. For example, if you click Closed, the Rich Filter Results gadget will be updated to display only the closed issues among those returned by the Jira base filter.

You can add other static filters more relevant to your context, as many as you wish, and change the order of the static filters. To learn everything about configuring Static Filters, look at Configuring Static Filters.

You can update your issues directly from the Rich Filter Results gadgets without opening new tabs or windows. To try, right-click on any issue row (anywhere except on a link). To learn more, check out the Dashboard Issue Actions section.