Jira Views and Reporting Methods

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Jira’s reporting capabilities are super powerful! There are many ways to view, present, and share issue data and progress. Here’s a high-level view of the options and when to use each.

Method	Description	Jira Type	Best For
Summary	A high level project overview Read more	Jira Cloud business projects and Data Center business and software projects	Quick statistics
Filter	A saved search result Read more	All	Reusable issue list with customizable scope and columns
Filter subscription	Search results by email Read more	All	Reusable issue list emailed on a custom schedule
Queue	A shared view of issues Read more	Jira Service Management	Sharing requests with support team members
List	A spreadsheet-like view Read more	Jira Cloud and with the “Filter results” dashboard gadget in all types	Sorting, grouping, and filtering issues
Calendar	A date-based view Read more	Jira Cloud and with the “Jira issues calendar” dashboard gadget in all types	Viewing issues by date
Timeline	A single-project planning tool Read more	Jira Cloud	Visualizing plans and dependencies
Roadmap (plan)	A cross-project planning tool Read more	Jira Cloud Premium and Enterprise	Advanced planning and timeline features
Expandable issue hierarchy	Visualize relationships between issue types Read more	Jira Cloud Premium and Enterprise or with an app in all types	Organizing parent and child issues
Report	Built-in views for common metrics Read more	All	Quick, real-time insights
Board	A status-based view Read more	All	Viewing issues in columns
Dashboard	A statistics-based view Read more	All	Viewing issues as graphs, counts, trends, and charts
Marketplace app	Third-party add-ons and integrations See options	All	Adding additional capabilities

As you can see, Jira provides multiple ways to view data in many different formats. For whatever reason, boards seem to get all the love and attention! Boards are great for showing current issue status, but when you need to understand statistics, use a dashboard instead.

Check out my article on Salto’s website for dashboard examples and how to build them.

Read: Jira Dashboard Examples for Better Data Insights
Create custom dashboards to show a high-level overview or a snapshot of progress over time.