Assets Reporting in Jira Data Center [6 examples]

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How many assets are assigned to specific owners? When were new objects added? How do your objects change over time? – If you are looking for answers to questions like this, you will find a few reports in this post. We will explore the asset reporting capabilities of Jira Data Center (DC) and an additional option to enhance it. 

How do you create reports for assets in Jira DC?

Jira Data Center has a specific menu devoted to Assets, where you can find the Reports section. 

It provides a Report Manager where you can create, share, group, order, export, and star your favorite reports. On the left side, you have filters, and on the right, there is the New report button. Reports can be presented in the list or card view; however, to see the report itself, you need to click and open it. 

After clicking on the New report, you will have several options to choose from: Attribute count, Attribute value, Catalog, Issue Count, Map report, Object count, Object Count, Two dimensional, and User object count. You can read a short explanation of each under its name.

There is also an option to create a custom report if you don’t mind coding. Here, you can read about how to create a new report type.  

Asset reports examples

In Jira Data Center, asset reporting provides pretty straightforward settings to monitor, track, and analyze your organization's assets. You can gain valuable insights into asset lifecycle, utilization, and performance. Let’s take a look at a few examples.

1. Attribute count 

It presents how objects are distributed based on attributes. You can select your preferred object and attribute based on your needs. 

Example: How many monitors are distributed across departments?

Here, we can see the percentage of all monitors owned by the company, broken down by department.

2. Catalog

The report offers a simple list view of attributes per object. You can add as many attributes as you need. Thus, you will have all specified objects in one place.

Example. What are the characteristics of each monitor that we own?

3. Two dimensional

The following report is presented in a table format and outlines data for a specific object based on two attributes: horizontal and vertical. 

Example. How many monitors does each department have?

Here, we selected the department and brand name. 

4. Object count

This report allows you to track the historical changes in your asset count. You can select one or more objects, specify a date range, and see how the number of objects has fluctuated over time. There is a bar and area chart. Also, you can select the cumulative or not cumulative display option.

Example. How many objects were added each day this week?

We selected such objects as monitors, laptops, printers, and scanners to see how their amounts were changing.

Reports from Assets History for Jira

Assets History for Jira collects all changes made to objects in one place. It is a customizable solution where you can create reports to check past activities. Thus, you will get insights into every modification and track asset changes over time. With available filtering options, you can tailor reports to focus on specific objects, users, or time ranges. 

5. Changes by the specific user

You can select any person and see what updates to assets they made. Also, you can set the number of days to review changes. Additionally, there are object schema and object type filters.

Example. What changes were made by John Smith during the last 10 days?

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6. Changes by the specific attribute

Another report represents updates made to specific attribute/attributes. You can select any you are interested in (name, owner, status, location, etc.).

Example. How did the owner change over time?

Wrapping up

Jira provides simple yet insightful reports to track and manage your assets. Almost all of them (except Object count) show the current state of your assets, such as their allocation and amount. To enhance those reporting capabilities and track every asset change, try Assets History for Jira.

What reports do you use (need) when managing your assets in Jira?