The Rich Filter Date Bar Chart Gadget

The Rich Filter Date Bar Chart Chart gadget displays a bar chart based on the values of a date or date/time field. It is similar to Jira’s built-in Recently Created Chart gadget, but unlike the built-in gadget, which is always based on the Created date, the Rich Filter Date Bar Chart gadget can use any date field. It is much more customizable and based on a rich filter instead of a Jira-saved search. The gadget adds several new features:

the collection of issues used to display the graph can be further filtered using Rich Filter Controller gadgets;
the gadget itself can further refine the results by applying a gadget-specific JQL that we call a working query;
it can be based on any Jira date or date/time field, native (e.g., Created, Resolved, Due Date, etc.) or custom (i.e., Date Picker, Date Time Picker);
it can further split the bars based on additional criteria: predefined options, static filters, or smart filters;
it supports two different layouts – stacked columns and clustered columns;
the values used by the gadget can be customized (for instance, to show the sum of Story Points instead of the Issue Count);
the gadget’s title can be customized.

Rich Filter Extensions

Rich filter extensions are separate Jira apps installed on top of the Rich Filters for Jira Dashboards app to extend the rich filters and rich filter gadgets with new specific functionality.

New bar chart options are available if you add any of these extensions:

Rich Filters::Time Tracking Dashboards allows you to display bar charts based on Worklog Date and Worklog Time Spent
Rich Filters::Service Desk Dashboards allow you to display bar charts based on SLA fields and display the Met/Breached ratio for each aggregation period.

Configuring the Rich Filter Date Bar Chart Gadget

Add a new or edit an existing Rich Filter Date Bar Chart gadget in your Jira dashboard. The configuration form of the gadget will be displayed:

Edit the gadget configuration as described in the following table:

Setting	Description

Setting	Description
Title	You can optionally customize the gadget's title. The default title will be Rich Filter Date Bar Chart if left blank.
Rich Filter	Select the rich filter the gadget will use. Click the Rich Filter button to display the list of rich filters; you can either scroll through or use the search box to find the desired filter. The gadgets’ configuration forms only show the rich filters you are allowed to view. See the section on permissions for details. The link in the description line below the Rich Filter button opens a new page with the configuration of the selected rich filter. Also, when the gadget is in display mode, you can navigate directly to its rich filter using the Rich Filter option in the menu at the top right of the gadget.
Working Query	The working query is a JQL query that is combined with the base filter of the rich filter before searching for issues. The working query is optional: if left empty, only the base Jira filter and the quick filters affect the issues displayed.
Date field	This setting is mandatory and specifies the date or date time issue field on which the chart is based.
Aggregation periods	The length of the periods is to be represented on the chart. It can be Hours (only for date/time fields), Days, Weeks, Months, Quarters, or Years.
Time range	Together with its subsettings, this specifies the total time span for which the results will be computed. The time range subsettings depend on the option selected in the Time range drop-down as described below.
	Time range	Time range subsetting	Description
	Number of periods	Number of periods	Enter a number of periods. The time range corresponds to the specified number of consecutive aggregation periods.
	Number of periods	Direction	Select how the periods are positioned relative to the current period. The possible options are: Past – the time range includes past periods and the current period Future – the time range includes the current period and future periods Past & Future – the time range includes past periods, the current period, and future periods, with the current period in the middle of the range
	Between dates	Start date End date	Enter the two dates that define the limits of the time range (both specified dates are inclusive). The inputs can be selected from a date picker or entered manually as a calendar date ("`yyyy/MM/dd`" or "`yyyy-MM-dd`") or as a time relative to the present (e.g. `"-5d"`, `"4w 2d"`).
	Contextual options		These predefined Time range options depend on the selected Aggregation period. Possible options are: This year, Last year, This quarter, Last quarter, This month, Last month.
Split Type	You can, optionally, split the data on each period into sub-categories. The split categories can be based on: Predefined criteria – Resolved/Unresolved or Status Category Static filters – any static filter can be used to easily highlight a sub-set of the issues displayed in any aggregation period Smart filters – any smart filter (having label and color) can be used to split the data into several categories easily
Split Layout	This setting applies only if the Split Type is based on a smart filter and can take one of the two values: Stacked Columns – each period is represented by a single column, which is divided into categories based on the smart filters' clauses Clustered Columns – a cluster of columns represents each period, one column for each category based on the smart filters' clauses
Display Type	It can be: Period value – shows the values of each period. Cumulative trend – progressively adds the values from the previous periods. It includes only the issues starting with the first period of the graph. Cumulative total – progressively adds the values from the previous periods. It also includes the issues before the first period.
Values	Select the output type to be computed for each aggregation period. There are three kinds of possible values: Issue Count: computes the number of issues in each period. Numeric: computes the sum of a numeric field for all issues in each period. For instance, Jira Software can show the number of story points for each period. Time Tracking: computes the sum of a time tracking field for all issues in each period.