'def title Dashboards - How to use Jira
'def  desc Dashboards are a place where you can view a lot of information.

# {title}

{pagenav 2 min;24 July 2020;03 June 2021}

{pagination ./;Components;./components.html}

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1. {uhref Adding a dashboard}
2. {uhref Adding gadgets}

Dashboards are a {b place where you can view a lot of information}.

{img ./img/default-dashboard.png}

Dashboards are composed of {b gadgets}.

{img ./img/gadgets.png}

Gadgets have functionality for {b displaying certain information}, like {` Average Age Chart} or {` Issues in progress}. Each gadget can be setup to {b take information from one or more projects and/or saved filters}.

## Adding a dashboard

Dashboard can be added from the top bar, under {` Create dashboard} in the {` Dashboards} menu

{img ./img/create-dashboard-top.png}

or, if you are already in a dashboard, from {` Create dashboard} in the three dots menu.

{img ./img/create-dashboard-dots.png}

## Adding gadgets

{b Note}: you cannot add gadgets to the default dashboard.

You can add gadgets either {b through the {` Add gadget} button in the top right}

{img ./img/add-gadget-top.png}

or, {b if you don't have any gadets}, {b from the {` add a new gadget} message(s)}.

{img ./img/add-a-gadget.png}

After that, you are greeted by a window that {b shows all of the avalable ones} (you might need to {b press {` Load all gadgets}}).

{img ./img/load-all.png}

{img ./img/add-gadget.png}

Adding a gadget is as simple as clicking the button {` Add gadget} next to the name of the gadget you want to add.

{img ./img/introduction-add.png}

After it is added, you'll {b need to configure it}, usually a gadget {b requires atleast a filter/project}.

{img ./img/bubble.png}

Options for different gadgets can be found on {b their top right corner, in the three dots menu}.

{img ./img/bubble-dots.png}