Release Management app goes with the following dashboard gadgets:
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Overview
Together with Easy Peasy Roadmap App we deliver a set of Gadgets. Thus you can create dashboard to share with your stakeholders/audiences. At this stage 3rd party Gadgets are not allowed in Confluence but we hope this will change soon.
Gadgets
To review a list of available “Easy Peasy“ Gadgets create a new dashboard or click “Edit“ for existing. Search for “Easy Peasy“ to find out 3x Gadgets listed below.
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Easy Peasy Progress Gadget
This gadget shows work progress for a selected plan item (version or package| release, epic, sprint or custom JQL):
how many issues are in "To Do", "In Progress" and "Done" categories
issues percentage in each category
One can click the numbers link to open those issues in Jira's Issue Navigator.
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Configuration
The gadget has the following configuration options:
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Board - release board
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Package/Version - package or version to show progress for (depends on the selected board)
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Plan - one of your plans
Items - version | release, epic, sprint or custom JQL
JQL filter - additional JQL filter to fine tune the output.
Auto refresh - automatically refreshes gadget
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Easy Peasy Calendar Gadget
Release calendar Calendar gadget shows all packages and versions plan items on a calendar view from a particular boardplan.
The versions and packages | releases, epics, sprints or custom JQLs will be placed on the calendar according to release end date.
The following color coding is used.
Releases are marked blue
Versions are marked green
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Configuration
The gadget has the following configuration options:
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Plan - one of your plans
Show milestones - same toggle you use on calendar view
Show archived
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items - adds archived items as well
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Start week from Monday - Sun
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by default
Auto refresh - automatically refreshes gadget
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Scope Change Gadget
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Available for fixVersions only, not the Virtual versions. |
Scope change gadget outlines the details of scope changes in package or version over time:
Added issues - issues added to package or version during the specified period of time
Removed issues - issues removed from package or version during the specified period of time
It is recommended to track such changes and manage them properly.
One can open issues in Issue Navigator to get more details and/or handle issues further.
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Configuration
The gadget has the following configuration options:
Board - release board
Package/Version - package or version to show scope change for (depends on the selected board)
Report Interval - you can choose from predefined intervals or define a custom date range
Include Sub-tasks - whether to include sub-tasks to output or not
Issue types - filter on issue types for the output
Estimation - point that you want to use to show the impact of the change
Show items - number of issues per page to show in each category
Auto refresh - automatically refreshes the gadget
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Environments Gadget
In order to embed information about environments and deployed versions into Jira dashboards an Environments Gadget has been created:
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The gadget has 2 types of the configuration:
Environment - to take an environment-centric view. In other words: show what is deployed to a particular environment.
Version - version-centric view. Show where the version has been deployed.
Environment-centric view
Configuration view:
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Board - Board name from which the environments will be taken
Type - choose a mode of the gadget. In this case: Environment.
Environment - choose the environment from available on the board.
Show environment description in the gadget. This option is could be beneficial to show some useful information (like URL, test login and password etc) right on the gadget.
Configured gadget:
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Version-centric view
Configuration view:
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Board - Board name from which the environments will be taken
Type - choose a mode of the gadget. In this case: Version.
Version - choose a version from available on the board.
Configured gadget:
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Package Status Gadget
Package status gadget shows the details of the package as well as all associated versions:
Name - name of the package or version
Status - status of the package or version on the Release Board
Progress - issue based progress widget similar to Progress Gadget
Release date - planned release date of the package or version
On critical path - version is on critical path if its release delay affects the whole package delay
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Configuration
The gadget has the following configuration options:
Board - release board
Package - package to show status for (depends on the selected board)
Auto refresh - automatically refresh gadget
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Easy Peasy Roadmap Gadget
Roadmap gadget shows all packages and versions plan items on a timeline view from a particular board plan and pretty much a replica of roadmap view from the same boardplan.
The versions and packages | releases, epics, sprints or custom JQLs will be placed on the roadmap view according to start / release end date. Navigate you mouse to your point of interest to outline a tool tip with additional information.
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Configuration
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Plan - one of your plans
Group by - pick up swimlanes you want to use
Archived - whether to show just active
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items or achieved as well
Report interval - define the timescale of the gadget
Start
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date - self-explanatory.
Update every 15 min - to keep it close to
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real-time.
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Burnup Gadget
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Available for fixVersions only, not the Virtual versions. |
Burnup gadget depicts burnup chart for a version or a set of burnup charts plus cumulative burnup chart for the entire package.
Detailed explanation on how the burnup chart works is provided on the Reports page.
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Configuration
Board - release board
Package or Version - package or version to show progress for (depends on the selected board)
Units - units which will be used for report
Issue count
Story points
Original time estimate
JQL filter - additional JQL filter to adjust gadget output
Draw from Start Date - version report will drown from version start date if the date is specified. Otherwise, the report will drown from the date when the first item was added to the version.
Show version/package summary - show the summary widget in addition to burnup chart
Auto refresh - automatically refreshes the gadget
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Trends Gadget
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Available for fixVersions only, not the Virtual versions. |
Trends gadget depicts “scope change” and “done items“ velocity trends for a version or a set of trends charts plus cumulative trends chart for the entire package.
Detailed explanation on how the trends chart works is provided on the Reports
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Configuration
Board - release board
Package/Version - release or version to show progress for (depends on the selected board)
Group by - choose an aggregation period
Day
Week
Month
Units - units which will be used for report
Issue count
Original time estimate
Story points
JQL filter - additional JQL filter to adjust gadget output
Done items trends switcher. Turns on/off done items trend
Scope change trend switcher. Turns on/off scope change trend
Draw from Start Date - version report will drawn from version start date if the date is specified. Otherwise, the report will drown from the date when the first item was added to the version.
Show version/package summary - show the summary widget in addition to trends chart
Auto refresh - automatically refreshes the gadget
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🤩 Exporting Gadgets to Confluence
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By default Atlassian Cloud does not support export of third party Gadgets (Gadgets delivered by Atlassian Marketplace Partners) to Confluence. Here, we will explain a work around to make it happen |
Step 1. Create Jira Dashboard
Create a new Dashboard - the Dashboard will be included in the Confluence page, so you could add there one or multiple gadgets.
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Assign correct permission to the dashboard so the relevant people can see it.
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Change layout to the single-column layout!
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Add your prefered gadget(s).
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Switch to wallboard mode and copy URL in the browser.
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Step 2. Create Confluence Page
Open the Confluence page and add the iFrame macro.
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Put URL from the Wallboard and customize the size.
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Save page and share with your team.
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More "Gadgets"?
We always keen to add more insightful gadgets as we develop new features into our add-on. If you have idea of a gadget please do not hesitate to drop us suggestion via Servicedesk Portal. Appreciate that.
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