WIP Run Chart Gadget
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Overview
The WIP Run Chart is a type of chart that shows the amount of work in progress (WIP) over time for a team or a process. WIP is the number of items that have been started but not yet finished, or their total estimate, such as the sum of story points.
A WIP Run Chart can help you find trends or patterns in your work process, such as bottlenecks, fluctuations, or improvements. It can also help you monitor and control the WIP level, which is an important aspect of Kanban and other agile frameworks.
The WIP Run Chart has two axes: the x-axis represents the timeline, and the y-axis represents the WIP count. Each data point on the chart shows the total WIP for a given day or period. The chart can also display a trend line, which can help you identify the direction and rate of change of your WIP level.
See the settings description below for how to configure the gadget.
Configuration
The settings of this gadget are divided in 3 tabs:
Data tab - contains the required settings of the gadget, such as title or data source
More Settings tab - contains the optional settings, such as card colors
Colors tab - lets you customize the color of the lines displayed in the chart
Data tab
On this tab you can configure the required settings of the gadget.
Setting | Description |
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Gadget title | Choose what to display in the title bar of the gadget. |
Data source | Select the type of Data source used by the gadget:
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Time interval | Represents the time interval displayed by the gadget. You can choose from multiple options: Custom dates - choose this option if you want to manually enter a Start date and an End date. A number of days back - By choosing this option, the gadget will use a rolling time interval with a number of days back to the current day. Dates of a project release - Choose this option if you want the gadget to use the start and end dates of an existing project release (added on the Releases page of a Jira project). Make sure the selected release has a Start date and End date set. Any subsequent changes to the release dates made on the project's Releases page will be automatically reflected in the gadget, without the need to reconfigure it. Be aware that you can also check the Continue to display data after end date option in the More Settings tab if you want the chart to still display data even if the end date has passed. |
Intervals of | Indicates the length of the intervals displayed on the horizontal axis. |
Calculate by | Specify on which criteria the calculation is to be performed. You can choose between:
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"WIP" means | Specify how to consider the issue as being work-in-progress (WIP). |
More Settings tab
On this tab you can configure the optional settings of the gadget.
Setting | Description |
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Trendline | Check this option to display a line on the chart that reveals the overall direction of the data. The trendline can be:
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Show legend | Check this option if you want the chart legend to be displayed. |
Continue to display data after end date | Check this option if you want the chart to still display data even if the end date passed. |
The vertical axis always starts at 0 | Check this option if you want the vertical axis to always start at zero. If unchecked, the chart will automatically determine the minimum value of the vertical axis for optimal visibility. |
Display horizontal gridlines | Check this option if you want the chart to display gridlines for the vertical axis. |
Enable scroll zoom | Check this if you want to be able to zoom-in while scrolling with the mouse wheel over the chart. |
Refresh cached data at next display | This gadget uses data caching for faster display, which means that some data resulted after processing are saved and reused next time the gadget is loaded. If you check it, the cache of the gadget will be deleted and recreated at the next reload. This setting is not persistent. |
Colors tab
On this tab you can customize the color of the lines displayed in the chart.
Setting | Description |
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Automatically assign colors | Check this if you want the chart to automatically assign colors for the series. |
Custom colors | Select any custom color you want the series to be displayed on by either entering the color's hexadecimal code or picking a color. You can also use the Copy and Import buttons to copy and import the color configuration to gadgets of the same type. |
Related blog articles
The following blog articles provide more information on how to use this gadget.