How to generate QMetry charts on Jira Dashboard ?

QMetry Chart offers real-time visibility for test quality across projects and teams for various reports. With QMetry Charts you can build customized dashboard widgets inside Jira. It helps Agile teams to release more confidently on schedule by using relevant analytics, data and test run reports.

Users can save Filter criteria with which they have generated a report. Using this saved Filter, the user can view the gadget on QTM4J dashboard. Hence, the report that was generated in the Test Report tab would be seen as a Gadget on the dashboard page.

Add QMetry Gadget on Dashboard

1. Log into QMetry for Jira, go to Dashboard and open a dashboard.

Open

1. Click on the Add Gadget button at the top right. A screen pops up with the list of available gadgets.

2. Select QMetry Charts to add on the dashboard by clicking on the corresponding Add gadget button.

3. Then click Close to close the screen.

Open

QMetry Charts block is added to the Dashboard.

Generate Graphs using Gadget

You have to utilize the filters you saved while configuring the Reports (Configure Report). To generate and view the Charts, select and apply one of the saved filters.

1. Open the More icon for the chart and select Edit.

The next screen displays the Saved Filter drop-down. As mentioned above, the filters saved while generating reports are then displayed on the Saved Filter drop-down of the dashboard. Refer to Configure Report for more details.

1. Select the Filter you want to generate the chart thereof.

1. Click Save.

The Chart is generated and displayed. Hover over the chart sections to see the corresponding count.

The icons available on the chart are described below.

A. Charts: You can select from Bar, Line, Pie chart to have a visual view of the report.

B. Tabular View: Click the icon to view the details in tabular format.

Note: Whichever type of view is selected for display of data is retained in the next visit to the dashboard. 

C. Export as XLS: Click on the icon to export the Chart details in excel file.

D. Refresh: Click the icon to sync the chart with the latest data. If there is any change in the Filter, then it will also get in sync.

The following more options are available for individual charts:

• Maximize

• Minimize

• Delete Chart

• Rename Chart

Share QMetry Gadgets

Users can share Jira's dashboard so that QMetry Gadgets can also be shared. It helps in keeping the whole team on the same page.