Dimensions & measures
Every chart is a measure computed over a dimension. This page lists everything available in the builder. For the distinction, see Concepts → Dimensions vs. measures.
Dimensions (group by)
Native fields
status · priority · issue type · assignee · component · epic (parent) · label · sprint · resolution · parent
Date buckets
created bucketed by year → quarter → month → day. Charts using a date bucket can drill down through these levels with a breadcrumb.
Derived dimensions
Computed from change history, not Jira fields — see Derived metrics:
- Cycle-time bucket — completion time, bucketed.
- Status-age bucket — time in the current status (WIP aging).
- SLA state — within / breached, against your target.
- Reopens — how many times an issue went backwards.
Measures (a stat applied to a field)
A measure is a stat × a field.
Stats
| Stat | Meaning |
|---|---|
count | Number of issues. |
distinct | Number of distinct values. |
sum | Total of a numeric field. |
avg | Mean of a numeric field. |
median / p50 | 50th percentile. |
p75 · p80 · p85 · p90 · p99 | Higher percentiles (for cycle-time spread). |
min · max | Smallest / largest value. |
Fields
- Issue count — used with
count/distinct. - Story points —
sum,avg, etc. for capacity and throughput. - Cycle-time days —
median,p85, … for flow and SLA reporting.
So "median cycle time by assignee" is median × cycle-time days over the assignee dimension; "points by epic" is sum × story points over epic.
Chart types
The measure/dimension you choose can be drawn as: bar, stacked, grouped, pie, line, area, stacked-area, multi-line, control chart (scatter), KPI, gauge, pivot table, activity calendar, table, or dependency matrix. See Chart types.
Putting it together
See Templates & recipes for ready-made combinations, or Adding charts to build your own.