A gadget allows you to display dynamic content inside a dashboard, these gadgets can be as simple as lists based on filters, or complex reports.
You can add gadgets to your personal dashboard, and even share dashboards with other users. By doing this, you are personalizing your own view of information and build a way to get insights that will help you to make better decisions.
To use a gadget:
Go to the dashboard by selecting theDashboardslink in the header.
If you don't already have a dashboard, selectManage Dashboardsfrom the dropdown, thenCreate new dashboard.
Once your dashboard is created, on the dashboard, select Add Gadget.
Use the gadget wizard to choose the gadgets you want to add.
Tip
After loading all the gadgets available, you can search for "xray" to easily find the gadgets made available by Xray.
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Gadgets available by Xray
Gadget
Example
What to use for?
Similar to
Overall Requirements Coverage Gadget
Quick way of evaluating the current coverage status for a set of requirements, that can span one or more projects.
Analyse which Tests were or are going to be executed, along with their corresponding results.
N/A
Tests Evolution Gadget
Discover the evolution/trend of the status of a group of Tests, taking into account the results of those Tests in certain Test Executions.
You can check the calculated status (e.g., TODO, PASS, FAIL, etc.) of the Tests in a specific time range.
N/A
Overall Test Results Gadget
Get an overview of the status for some Tests, taking into account the results obtained in the context of a version or of a Test Plan.
N/A
Requirement List Gadget
Quickly check the status of a group of requirements for a specific Version, Environment or Test Plan.
N/A
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Setting a Gadget
After selecting the gadget you want to use, you may need to just perform some settings, especially the source data ( Project or saved filter?).
Other settings can be made depending on the gadget that you have selected such as:
date range
group by
Execution Scope
Tip
By using a saved filter means, that you can display information from across different projects. Be aware that you might have to create the filter first (using Jira built-in features) in order to use it at your gadget.
Check out the documentation about each gadget to see the settings you can perform at each gadget - Reporting using Gadgets.