Dashboards
Visual insights and metrics with customizable dashboards
Dashboards
Dashboards provide visual insights into your projects, sprints, and team performance. Customize views with widgets to track what matters most.
Overview
Dashboard Types
| Type | Purpose | Scope | |------|---------|-------| | Personal | Your work and metrics | Individual | | Project | Project-specific insights | Project | | Team | Team performance | Team/Space | | Organization | Company-wide metrics | Global |
Accessing Dashboards
- Personal: Click Dashboard in sidebar
- Project: Project page → Dashboard tab
- Team: Analytics → Team Dashboard
- Organization: Analytics → Organization
Dashboard Layout
Structure
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ My Dashboard [Edit] [Share] [+ Add] │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ ┌───────────────────┐ ┌───────────────────────────────┐│
│ │ Sprint Progress │ │ My Issues by Status ││
│ │ ████████░░ 72% │ │ ■■■■■■ To Do (6) ││
│ │ 8 days left │ │ ■■■■ In Progress (4) ││
│ └───────────────────┘ │ ■■ Done (2) ││
│ └───────────────────────────────┘│
│ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐│
│ │ Velocity Trend (Last 6 Sprints) ││
│ │ 35 ┤ ● ││
│ │ 30 ┤ ●─────●───● ● ││
│ │ 25 ┤ ● ● ││
│ │ └───────────────────────── ││
│ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘│
│ ┌───────────────────┐ ┌───────────────────────────────┐│
│ │ Recent Activity │ │ Upcoming Deadlines ││
│ │ • Completed AUTH- │ │ • AUTH-123 - Tomorrow ││
│ │ • Created BUG-456 │ │ • UI-456 - In 3 days ││
│ └───────────────────┘ └───────────────────────────────┘│
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Widgets
Available Widgets
Progress Widgets:
- Sprint Progress
- Epic Progress
- Milestone Tracker
- Goal Completion
Charts:
- Burndown Chart
- Velocity Trend
- Cumulative Flow
- Distribution Pie
Lists:
- My Issues
- Recent Activity
- Upcoming Deadlines
- Blocked Issues
Metrics:
- Issue Count
- Story Points
- Cycle Time
- Lead Time
Adding Widgets
- Click + Add Widget
- Browse categories
- Select widget
- Configure settings
- Place on dashboard
Widget Configuration
Widget: Sprint Progress
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Data Source:
☐ Current Sprint
☑ Sprint: Sprint 15
Display Options:
☑ Show percentage
☑ Show days remaining
☐ Show burndown mini-chart
Size: Medium (2x1)
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Creating Dashboards
New Dashboard
- Go to Analytics > Dashboards
- Click + New Dashboard
- Enter name and description
- Choose visibility:
- Private (only you)
- Project (project members)
- Team (team members)
- Public (everyone)
- Add widgets
- Arrange layout
From Template
Start with pre-built templates:
Sprint Dashboard:
- Sprint progress
- Burndown chart
- Issue distribution
- Team workload
Project Health:
- Overall progress
- Open issues trend
- Bug count
- Velocity
Team Performance:
- Individual velocity
- Issue completion
- Time in status
- Review metrics
Customization
Layout
Drag widgets to rearrange:
┌─────────────┐ ┌─────────────┐
│ Widget A │ │ Widget B │ ← Drag to move
└─────────────┘ └─────────────┘
Resize from corners:
┌─────────────┐ ┌───────────────────────┐
│ Small │ → │ Large │
└─────────────┘ │ │
└───────────────────────┘
Filters
Apply dashboard-wide filters:
Dashboard Filters
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Project: [All] ▾
Sprint: [Current Sprint] ▾
Date Range: [Last 30 days] ▾
Assignee: [All] ▾
Themes
Customize appearance:
- Light mode
- Dark mode
- High contrast
- Custom colors
Sharing
Share Dashboard
- Click Share
- Set access level:
- View only
- Can edit
- Full control
- Add users/teams
- Copy link (optional)
Public Links
Create shareable links:
Share Settings
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Public Link: ☑ Enabled
URL: https://elixion.ai/d/abc123
Access: View only
Password: ☐ Require password
Embed Code:
<iframe src="https://elixion.ai/embed/d/abc123" />
[Copy Link] [Regenerate]
Scheduled Reports
Email dashboard reports:
Schedule Report
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Recipients: team@company.com
Frequency: Weekly (Monday 9 AM)
Format: PDF
Include:
☑ Dashboard screenshot
☑ Summary metrics
☐ Raw data CSV
[Schedule]
Key Dashboards
Sprint Dashboard
Essential sprint tracking:
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Sprint 15 Dashboard │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │
│ Progress: ████████████░░░░░░ 68% (8 days left)│
│ │
│ Burndown Issue Status │
│ 50┤● ■■■■■■■ Done (14) │
│ │ ╲ ■■■■ In Progress (8) │
│ 25┤ ╲●──● ■■■ To Do (6) │
│ │ ╲──● │
│ 0┼──────────── Story Points │
│ Day 1 5 10 Done: 34 | Left: 21 │
│ │
│ Team Workload Blocked Issues │
│ Alice ████████░░ • AUTH-125 (2 days) │
│ Bob ██████░░░░ • UI-456 (1 day) │
│ Carol █████████░ │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Project Health Dashboard
Project overview:
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Project: Authentication Service │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │
│ Overview │ Trend (30 days) │
│ Open: 45 issues │ Issues: ↑ 12% │
│ In Progress: 12 │ Velocity: → Stable │
│ Blocked: 2 │ Bugs: ↓ 8% │
│ │
│ Issue Types │ Priority Distribution │
│ ●●●●●● Story (60%)│ ●● Critical (5%) │
│ ●●● Bug (15%) │ ●●●● High (20%) │
│ ●● Task (20%) │ ●●●●●● Medium (50%) │
│ ● Epic (5%) │ ●●●●● Low (25%) │
│ │
│ Recent Milestones │
│ ✓ v1.0 Release (Jan 5) │
│ ○ v1.1 Beta (Jan 20) - 5 days away │
│ ○ v1.1 Release (Feb 1) │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Best Practices
Design
✓ Do:
- Focus on key metrics
- Use appropriate chart types
- Keep it readable
- Update regularly
✗ Don't:
- Overcrowd with widgets
- Use too many colors
- Show irrelevant data
- Forget to refresh
Effectiveness
- Answer specific questions
- Track actionable metrics
- Review and iterate
- Share with stakeholders
Next: Reports - Generate detailed reports