Summary:
Allow a single dashboard gadget to display multiple saved filters as switchable tabs or a dropdown, eliminating the need for redundant gadgets when tracking different views of the same dataset.
Problem:
Today, if I need 5 views of my portfolio (Active, At Risk, Overdue, Missing Data, All), I must create 5 separate Filter Results gadgets on my dashboard. This creates visual clutter, wastes screen real estate, and makes dashboards harder to scan — especially on smaller screens.
Desired Experience:
A single "Tabbed Filter Results" gadget where I can:
Assign multiple saved filters (e.g., 3–6 filters)
Toggle between them via tabs or a dropdown at the top of the gadget
Each tab renders the filter results with its own column configuration
Default tab is configurable
Real-World Use Case:
I manage a portfolio of 70+ L2 initiatives. I need quick views for:
Active items (non-done)
At Risk (Yellow/Red health)
Overdue (past due date)
Missing Data (empty status fields)
All (full history)
Currently this requires 5 gadgets taking up my entire dashboard. A single tabbed gadget would give me the same power in 1/5 the space.
Why This Matters Now (Agentic AI Context):
With Rovo and AI agents now capable of programmatically creating dashboards, filters, and gadgets — the inability to consolidate views into a single widget becomes a significant UX bottleneck. An agent can set up everything perfectly, but the end result still looks cluttered because of this platform limitation. A tabbed gadget would make AI-generated dashboards dramatically more usable.
Suggested Approach:
New gadget type: "Multi-Filter Results" or extend existing Filter Results gadget
Configuration: list of saved filter IDs + display names (tab labels)
Optional: per-tab column layout override
Optional: badge counts on each tab (e.g., "At Risk (3)")
Impact: Dashboard usability, screen real estate, admin overhead, AI/automation integration quality.
Jira does not provide such a tabular gadget out of the box. It also does not include a built-in controller gadget that can dynamically apply filters to other dashboard gadgets.
You may find Marketplace apps that offer this functionality. However, keep in mind that a controller gadget provided by a Marketplace app will typically be able to control only the gadgets from that same app, not Jira's native gadgets or gadgets from other apps. In practice, this allows you to simulate a multi-view or "multi-tab" dashboard, rather than a single gadget with multiple tabs.
If you're open to trying a Marketplace app, our Great Gadgets app includes a Great Gadgets Controller gadget that lets you save multiple filter queries and switch between them using a dropdown menu. When you select a filter, it is automatically applied to all other Great Gadgets on the same dashboard.
Hope this helps.
Danut.
Hi @Mahmoud Farouk If you're open to 3rd party solutions, Millarum Dashboards support slicing the data for a dashboard dynamically and can be refreshed within seconds, also filters can be shared through URL's so the URL's can be bookmarked and you can keep jumping between your initiatives.
Here I share a quick view on how the same dashboard is configured and shows the content of 2 different spaces by changinf`g the controller on the top left.
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Another option is using ScriptGenie (full disclosure: I am the developer). You can script your own Dashboard UI (or other ui's). I have created a simple example showing favourite filters using tabs.
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+1 to the suggestion itself — "one gadget, multiple saved filters" has been coming up in the community for years, so it's definitely worth pushing through the in-product feedback channel as suggested above.
In the meantime — full disclosure, I'm the developer of Plugio Suite — it takes a different route to the same problem. It's a dashboard builder that embeds into a Jira dashboard as a single gadget (and also runs as a full page). For your case: five List widgets on one canvas — each with its own JQL and its own column configuration — so Active / At Risk / Overdue / Missing Data / All all live in one gadget. Two things separate Filter Results gadgets can't do:
To be fair about the limitation: there are no tabs, the lists sit side by side — so it consolidates everything into one gadget with one filter bar, but it won't shrink it to 1/5 the space the way tabs would.
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You could also use the Feedback button within Jira under the Help button (near your avatar in the upper right corner) to provide that suggestion directly to Atlassian.
This community forum is not for feedback or suggestions.
Other options are to build you won gadget using rovo and Forge or just Forg or look at 3rd party options on the marketplace, like;
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