Chart types
Pick a chart type when you add a widget. Here's what each one is for.
| Chart | Best for |
|---|---|
| Bar | Comparing a measure across categories (issues by status, points by assignee). The everyday default. |
| Stacked bar | One bar per category, split into sub-segments by a second dimension (status, stacked by type). |
| Grouped bar | Two dimensions side by side rather than stacked (component × priority). |
| Pie | Share of a whole, for a single dimension with a handful of values. |
| Line | A measure over an ordered axis — usually a date (created per month). |
| Area | Like a line, with the area filled — emphasizes volume over time. |
| Stacked area | Several series stacked over time — the shape behind the Cumulative Flow Diagram. |
| Multi-line | Several independent lines on one axis (e.g. burndown: remaining vs. ideal). |
| Control chart (scatter) | One dot per issue (resolved date × cycle time) with percentile lines — the cycle-time workhorse. |
| KPI tile | A single headline number (median cycle time, % within SLA), optionally with thresholds. |
| Gauge | A single value against a scale — ideal for percentages like "% done" or "% blocked". |
| Pivot table | A cross-tab of one dimension against another with measures in the cells (epic × status). |
| Activity calendar | A GitHub-style heatmap of activity by day (created or resolved per day). |
| Table | The raw grouped values, when you want numbers rather than a picture. |
| Dependency matrix | A group × group grid of issue links — which group is blocked by which. A differentiator no mainstream dashboard gadget offers. |
Notes on a few
Control chart (scatter)
A scatter of every resolved issue (x = resolved date, y = cycle-time days) with percentile reference lines (p50/p80/p90/p99 — set the level in Options). It's the clearest way to see cycle-time spread and outliers, and it reads from precomputed derived metrics.
Pivot table
A two-dimension cross-tab — rows are one dimension, columns another, cells hold a measure. Click a cell to cross-filter the rest of the dashboard to that row × column combination.
Dependency matrix
Built from issue links, it shows a group × group grid (e.g. component × component) of how work blocks other work. Use it to spot cross-team dependency hotspots that a list of links can't surface.
Activity calendar
A year-style heatmap with one cell per day, shaded by volume — good for "when does work get created / resolved?" and spotting cadence.
Overlays and reference lines
Many chart types accept overlays (trend line, moving average, cumulative) and reference lines / threshold bands (a target line, or red/yellow/green zones). Add them in the widget's ⚙ settings. See Adding charts.