Custom Charts Display Options
- Becky Schwartz
The Display options tab allows users to customize the look and feel of several aspects of charts, including chart headings, legends, and date/number formats.
Press play below to see each Display option!
Custom Chart display options are grouped into 3-4 sections: 1) Chart; 2) Axis & Label; 3) Legend (only visible if your chart type has a legend); and 4) General. Each section can be expanded or collapsed within the tab.
Use the links below to jump to the details of each section!
Steps to Access the Display Options Tab
With Custom Charts, Issue List, or Simple Search in Edit mode, on the righthand side, click the Display options tab
Make any adjustments, then click Save gadget to lock in your customizations
Display Options Breakdown
Chart | ||
Setting | Description | Options |
1D/2D line charts only
1D/2D bar charts only
All other chart types | Display a tooltip box when chart viewers hover over a segment of the chart. | Toggle on (green) or off (grey). If toggled on, you can control how the data appears in the tooltip with the options below:
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1D/2D line charts only
1D/2D bar charts only
| Display the count of each segment above it. If any segments have a value of “0”, a count label will not display by default.
| Toggle on (green) or off (grey). If you would like to display labels for chart segments with a count of 0, the toggle displayed below can be turned on (green) to accomplish this.
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Pie charts only | Set the maximum diameter of a pie chart. | Leave empty to leave it at the default value. Otherwise, you can enter a diameter between 100 and 2000 px. |
On table charts: in the , pie charts, bar charts, 2D line charts, and funnel charts only. For | Display a number for each Chart by value in the table. | Toggle on (green) or off (grey). |
Table and tile charts only | Limit the number of rows that appear on the chart. | Enter any number, or, leave empty for unlimited rows. |
1D/2D line charts only | Connects the points on the chart with lines | Toggle on (green) or off (grey). |
1D/2D Bar and line charts only | Display horizontal gridlines on charts. | Toggle on (green) or off (grey). |
1D/2D Line charts only | Display vertical gridlines on charts. | Toggle on (green) or off (grey). |
1D/2D Line charts only | Display a vertical bar when chart viewers hover over a point on the chart. | Toggle on (green) or off (grey). |
1D/2D Bar and line charts, and tile charts only | Display the total of the Jira data point you’re calculating below the chart. | Toggle on (green) or off (grey). |
Axis & Label | ||
Setting | Description | Options |
Pie charts, 2D bar and line charts, 1D table charts, and funnel charts only | Change the heading that appears in the legend (either the Chart by field name or Group by field name).
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1D/2D Line and bar charts only | Show or hide a label on the y-axis (vertical axis) .
| Toggle on (green) or off (grey). If toggled on, you can change the label that appears in y-axis in the “Y-axis label” textbox. |
1D/2D Line and bar charts only | Show or hide a label on the x-axis (horizontal axis). | Toggle on (green) or off (grey). If toggled on, you can change the label that appears in x-axis in the “X-axis label” textbox. |
1D/2D Line and bar charts only | Set the height of the y-axis in pixels. | Can leave empty or enter a number between 50 and 5000. |
1D/2D Line and bar charts only | Choose the way the Y-axis value is presented, either as a count or as a percent.
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Legend(Pie charts, bar charts, 2D line charts, and funnel charts only) | ||
Setting | Description | Options |
Display a legend on charts. | Toggle on (green) or off (grey). | |
Display headings for each column in the legend. | Toggle on (green) or off (grey). | |
Display the total of the Jira data point you’re calculating on the legend.
| Toggle on (green) or off (grey). | |
Choose where the legend is positioned on charts. The default position is to the right of the chart. | Please note that any adjustments made here will not show up in the Live Preview. | |
| Choose the layout of the legend. | Please note that any adjustments made here will not show up in the Live Preview.
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Limit the number of rows that appear on the legend. | Enter any number, or, leave empty for unlimited rows. | |
General | ||
Setting | Description | Options |
All charts | Choose how numbers display on charts. |
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All chart types | If any numbers or percentages have decimal points on charts, choose how to round the decimal. |
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All chart types | Choose the format of dates displayed on charts. |
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| For charts where Sum or Average of time is selected in the Calculate dropdown (i.e. Average Time Spent), choose the unit of time displayed on charts |
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| Adjust whether the data on the list auto refreshes. As a Jira admin, the time interval can be adjusted (learn more here). | Toggle on (green) or off (grey). |
| Hide or show the Options menu that appears on gadgets.
| Toggle on (green) or off (grey). If toggled on, you can also choose to enable or disable the direct export of charts to a file using the “Allow direct export to PNG, PDF & CSV” toggle. |
| Display charts in dark mode. | Toggle on (green) or off (grey). Navigate to the Live Preview and click the moon icon. |
| Enable and disable the ability to click into issues that display on charts. | Toggle on (green) or off (grey). |