Features

Installation

  1. Follow Atlassian’s instructions for installing an app from the marketplace here: Installing Marketplace Apps

  2. Click the “Dashboard” menu dropdown and select the name of the project dashboard you want to install the dashboard item on

  3. Click “add a new gadget”

  4. Search for “Simple Status Tracker” and click “Add gadget”

Configuration

  1. Select either Use JQL query or Use saved filter in order to select the method of filtering issues.

    1. If “Use JQL query“ is selected: enter a JQL search into the Enter JQL Search field.

    2. If “Use saved filter“ is selected: choose a saved filter from the dropdown.

    3. Please Note: The saved filters referred to are created using the issue search screen in Jira. If none are set the user can go to the issue search screen and save a JQL search in order to use with Simple Status Tracker.

  2. Set the projects to pull issues from within the Project dropdown. This determines which projects the dashboard item will pull issues from. Do not select any to handle project filtering through JQL query.

  3. Click on more options to reveal advanced settings

    1. If desired, you can change the name displayed above the dashboard item by typing a new name in the text box labeled Dashboard Item Name

    2. If desired, the height of the dashboard item can be changed as well by typing a new numerical value in the text box labeled Dashboard Item Size (in px)

    3. The Story Point Field dropdown defaults to Story Points. If your Jira uses story points do not change this dropdown. Any weight system may be used as long as the weight is reflected in numbers and the dropdown has been updated to use the desired field.

    4. The Max Depth dropdown allows you to set the max depth to pull issues from. The default is 4. If your hierarchy is more than 4 issues deep you can increase this value. *High values may reduce performance*

    5. If desired, auto-refresh can be enabled or disabled by checking or unchecking the box labeled Auto-refresh

  4. After you are finished setting up the dashboard item, click Save to save your configuration. You will be taken automatically to the main view of the dashboard item.

  5. Click the “” ellipsis in the upper right-hand corner of the dashboard item, then click “edit” to return to the settings view to make any changes or updates to the dashboard item

  6. Upon returning to the configuration screen after the initial setup: Click Cancel if you want to discard changes made to the configuration.


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