Creating Dashboard

[Eddie Abinoja]

I'm trying to create a dashboard that will show a list of epics I created and for each one display the % completion of the child issues under each epic.  So for example if I go to an epic there is a field just above the list of child issues that shows the % Done.  I'd like to display that on a dashboard.  How do I do it.

[Trudy Claspill]

Hello @Eddie Abinoja 

Welcome to the Atlassian community.

Jira does not have a gadget that will natively include the %Done for Epics.

Are you open to getting a third party app to meet that requirement?

If not, the alternative is to add a Custom Field to your Epics to track the percent Done information and use Automation Rules to keep that field updated. Then you could display that field in a Filter Results gadget that lists the Epics.

[Eddie Abinoja]

Thanks Trudy.  How do I create that custom field.  I think I will be using this for reporting on milestone progress so it would be good to learn how to crate it.

[Trudy Claspill]

For Company Managed projects refer to this documentation for information about creating custom fields. Note that can be done only by Jira Product Administrators.

https://support.atlassian.com/jira-cloud-administration/docs/create-a-custom-field/

For Team Managed projects custom fields can be created locally in the individual projects by the users assigned the Administrators role in the project.

https://support.atlassian.com/jira-software-cloud/docs/customize-an-issues-fields-in-team-managed-projects/

[Javier Coira {Appfire}]

Hi @Eddie Abinoja, welcome to the community! 👋

You’re not alone — many teams want to display a list of Epics along with the percentage of completion of their child issues (just like the % Done you see in the Epic view). Fortunately, this is totally possible with the right reporting tool.

I’m Javier Coira, part of the team behind Dashboard Hub, and we’ve built a gadget designed specifically for that: the Progress Tracker.

With it, you can:

✅ List your Epics and track % completion of their child issues

✅ Customize how progress is calculated (e.g. based on status or resolution)

✅ Filter by project, assignee, label, sprint, or JQL

✅ Share or export the dashboard (PDF, PNG, public/private link)

🔹 Here’s a personalized example that shows exactly what you’re looking for:

👉 Epic % Completion Dashboard

📘 You can learn how to configure the gadget here:

👉 Progress Tracker: Epics, Themes, Initiatives

🔹 And here’s a general agile team dashboard with broader metrics:

👉 Agile Team Dashboard Example

📚 And here’s the general getting started guide for Dashboard Hub:

👉 Getting Started with Dashboard Hub

Let me know if you’d like help configuring your dashboard — I’ll be glad to guide you through! 🙌

[Danut M _StonikByte_]

Hi @Eddie Abinoja,

Welcome to the Atlassian Community!

Unfortunately this is not possible with the Jira native gadgets. My advice is to search for a plugin on Atlassian Marketplace offers such gadget.  

If you consider the idea of using a plugin, our Great Gadgets app offers a Pivot Table & Pivot Chart gadget that allows you do display this with just a few clicks.

The gadget can display the epics progress by number of child issue in form of table, heatmap table or charts of various types.

More details and how to steps available in this article: https://community.atlassian.com/t5/App-Central-articles/How-to-display-the-progress-of-Epics-or-Initiatives-in-Jira-or/ba-p/2858840  

Danut.