Advanced features

Issue hierarchy v1.1.0

To indent and group Issues by their default hierarchical relationships in Jira, click the Hierarchy button in the toolbar above the table. To disable, click the button again, or click the icon in the status bar below the table and choose Disable hierarchy.

Advanced Roadmaps levels

The default Hierarchy recognises Sub-task level, base issue level, and Epic level of Issue types. For any levels above that, configured via Jira Software Advanced Roadmaps settings (opens new window), or any self-defined hierarchy, create a custom Structure in your Sheet.

Custom issue structure v1.2.0

Custom Structures are hierarchical issue constructs that you can freely define by creating Levels. Each Level can either add Hierarchy, a Grouping, Sum-up, or Grouping and sum-up to your Structure.

Keep in mind

To create, edit and delete Structures in a Sheet you need to have JXL: Edit sheets Permission.

Creating structures

To create a new Structure in a Sheet, click the Structures button in the toolbar above the table and choose Create structure. (Alternatively, click the Edit sheet icon at the top right of a Sheet, then the Edit structures icon, and choose Create structure there.)

To define a custom Structure, you can create Levels by clicking the Create level button towards the bottom of the dialog, or by hovering with the cursor over the exact position where you need the new Level, i.e. between, below or above an existing Level. To delete a Level, use the Delete level icon on the right. For each Level choose a type:

Hierarchy - defines hierarchical relationship between issues
Grouping - groups issues by a field of your choice v1.4.0
Sum-up - sums up all fields' values (see Field sum-ups for Sum-up styles) v1.5.0
Grouping and sum-up - both groups issues by field and sums up their values v1.5.0

For Hierarchy you need to define Issue type and Parent linkage to establish the relationship.

• Issue type
  Choose one or multiple Issue types and/or Issue type wildcards (e.g. All epic issue types or Remaining sub-task issue types or Remaining issue types, etc.) per Level.

• Parent linkage
  Define how hierarchical relationships between the Level and its parent Level are indicated, by choosing one or multiple of the following:

  • Default parent linkage
    This uses the Jira default Fields to determine relationships:
    Parent for Sub-task issue types (and Base issue types in Team-managed projects in Jira Cloud)
    Epic link for Base issue types (in Jira Cloud only in Company-managed projects)
    Parent link for any relationships between Issue types defined in Jira Software Advanced Roadmaps settings (opens new window).
    (In Jira Cloud, Atlassian is in the process of consolidating these into the Parent Field.)

  • Linked issues
    This uses inward and outward Issue link descriptions from the Linked issues Field to determine relationships (Issue linking (opens new window) has to be enabled and can be configured in Jira settings).

Advanced Roadmaps levels

For levels above Epic level, configured via Jira Software Advanced Roadmaps settings (opens new window), use the Default parent linkage and JXL will automatically detect the issue relationships.

Issues can appear more than once across the hierarchy v2.3.1

If individual Issue types are mapped to more than one Level of your Structure, or if you are using Issue link descriptions for your Parent linkage, a toggle switch appears. You can decide whether affected Issues should be listed once (default) or multiple times in the table. Depending on the use case of your Sheet, either might be intended behaviour.

Enabling and disabling structures

To enable a custom Structure in a Sheet, click the Structures button in the toolbar above the table and choose the relevant custom Structure. To disable, click the button again and choose None, or click the icon in the status bar below the table and choose Disable structure.

Editing structures

To edit an existing Structure in a Sheet, click the Structures button in the toolbar above the table, hover with the cursor over the relevant Structure and click the Edit structure icon on the right of the menu item.

(Alternatively, click the Edit sheet icon at the top right of a Sheet, then the Edit structures button, and choose the relevant Structure there.)

Copying and deleting structures

To copy or delete a Structure in a Sheet, click the Structures button in the toolbar above the table, hover with the cursor over the relevant Structure and click the Edit structure icon on the right of the menu item, then click Copy or Delete at the bottom left corner of the dialog.

(Alternatively, click the Edit sheet icon at the top right of a Sheet, then the Edit structures button, choose the relevant Structure in the menu, and click Copy or Remove at the bottom left corner of the dialog.)

Grouping issues by field v1.4.0

To group Issues by a Field, click the Grouping button in the toolbar above the table and choose a Field to group by. To disable, click the button again and choose None, or click the icon in the status bar below the table and choose Disable grouping.

If you would like to add Sum-ups to the Groupings, click the Sum-up button in the toolbar above the table. To disable, click the button again. See Field sum-ups for more details about Sum-up styles.

Multiple nested groupings

The Grouping feature organises your Issues by one Field only. If you would like to organise your Issues by multiple Fields, i.e. in multiple nested Groupings, use the custom Structure feature instead.

Field sum-ups v1.5.0

To sum up the contents of the table or to add Sum-ups to Groupings, click the Sum-up button in the toolbar above the table. To disable, click the button again, or click the icon in the status bar below the table and choose Disable sum-up.

For some Field types, e.g. numbers, story points, time tracking and status Fields, you can choose between different sum-up styles, including:

• Count
• Sum
• Average
• Median
• Minimum
• Maximum
• Percentile v3.1.1
• Status done - Percentages
• Status done - Totals
• Status done progress bar - Percentages
• Status done progress bar - Totals
• Status distribution bar - Percentages
• Status distribution bar - Totals

To set the sum-up style of a column, hover with the cursor over the header of the relevant column, a More column preferences icon appears. Click it, choose Edit sum-up style, and in the dialog that opens choose a sum-up style. Click the Save button to commit your changes.

Alternatively, edit a sheet (click the Edit sheet icon at the top right of a Sheet), hover with the cursor over the header of the relevant column, an Edit column icon appears. Click it and in the dialog that opens choose a Sum-up style. Apply the change and click the Save button at the top right to commit your changes.

Ranking issues v3.0.0

Keep in mind

To use the issue ranking feature in JXL for Jira Data Center and Server, you need to have Jira Software installed in your Jira site. You also need at least one Global rank Field in the system. (By default, Jira Software comes with a Global rank Field named Rank.)

To enable Issue ranking, click the Ranking button in the toolbar above the table. If you have multiple Global rank Fields in your site, a menu opens where you need to choose a Field to use for ranking.

To disable, click the button again. If you have multiple Global rank Fields in your site, the menu appears again, choose None. Alternatively, click the icon in the status bar below the table and choose Disable ranking.

While ranking is enabled, Issues in the table are sorted using the values of a Global rank Field. Any other potentially enabled Column sorting and any ORDER BY clause you might have defined in the Sheet scope are ignored.

To re-rank Issues, select one or more row handles to the left of the table. Once you have made your selection, click again and hold the selected row handles to grab the rows, move the cursor to drag the rows to the desired position in the table, and release to drop them.

Drag and drop between grouping and hierarchy levels

Dragging and dropping table rows to re-group Issues (i.e. update relevant Fields when Grouping issues by field) and re-level Issues (i.e. update relevant Fields when using Issue hierarchy or Custom issue structure) are not supported yet, however, they are planned future capabilities. We're on it.

Conditional formatting v2.3.0

Table cells and rows can be configured to change format if Field values or other data meet specified conditions. For example, if they contain a particular word or phrase, or fit within a particular number, time or date range.

Keep in mind

To create, edit and delete Conditional formats in a Sheet you need to have JXL: Edit sheets Permission.

Creating conditional formats

To create a new Conditional format in a Sheet, click the Conditional formatting button in the toolbar above the table and choose Create conditional format. (Alternatively, click the Edit sheet icon at the top right of a Sheet, then the Edit conditional formatting icon, and choose Create conditional format there.)

A Conditional format consists of a Condition, a Format, and one or multiple Rules to apply. To get started, choose a Field to test in the Condition. Depending on the type of Field you choose, there are various types of Conditions available.

Text - Matches text strings
Numbers - Matches number ranges
Times - Matches time ranges
Dates - Matches date or datetime ranges
Regular expressions - Matches regular expression (opens new window) patterns Coming soon
Formula - Matches a JXLQL advanced search query Coming soon

You can also decide whether you want to target the whole table row or a specific column, and choose between various types of Formats.

Colours - Cell or row background colour is changed
Symbols - Field value is masked with a symbol Coming soon
Data bars - Cell background is horizontally filled 0-100 % Coming soon
Sparklines - Tiny graphs plotted in the cell background Coming soon

Once the types of Condition and Format are defined, you can create and delete Rules by clicking the Create rule button and Delete rule icon.

Keep in mind

The order is important. Within a Conditional format, if the Conditions of multiple Rules overlap, the top-most Rule will be applied. If the Rules of multiple Conditional formats overlap, the top-most Conditional format will be applied.

Ordering conditional formats

To change the order of Conditional formats, click the Edit sheet icon at the top right of a Sheet, then the Edit conditional formatting icon, and click the Move up or Move down icons next to the relevant Conditional format.

Enabling and disabling conditional formats

To enable a Conditional format in a Sheet, click the Conditional formatting button in the toolbar above the table and toggle on the switch next to the relevant Conditional format. To disable, click the button again and toggle it off, or click the icon in the status bar below the table and choose Disable conditional formatting to switch off all Conditional formats at once.

Editing conditional formats

To edit an existing Conditional format in a Sheet, click the Conditional formatting button in the toolbar above the table, hover with the cursor over the relevant Conditional format and click the Edit conditional format icon on the right of the menu item.

Copying and deleting conditional formats

To copy or delete a Conditional format in a Sheet, click the Conditional formatting button in the toolbar above the table, hover with the cursor over the relevant Conditional format and click the Edit conditional format icon on the right of the menu item, then click Copy or Delete at the bottom left corner of the dialog.

(Alternatively, click the Edit sheet icon at the top right of a Sheet, then the Edit conditional formatting button, choose the relevant Conditional format in the menu, and click Copy or Remove at the bottom left corner of the dialog.)

Saved views v2.4.0

All the above described features as well as view preferences are enabled and disabled individually per User. However, frequently used states and combinations of them can be saved as Views in a Sheet, and then shared with other Users, easily switched between, etc.

Keep in mind

To create, edit and delete Views in a Sheet you need to have JXL: Edit sheets Permission.

Creating views

To create a new View in a Sheet, configure and enable all features and preferences you'd like to save, click the Views button in the toolbar above the table, and choose Create view.

Activate the checkboxes next to the features and preferences that you'd like to save in your View and click the Save button.

Enabling, disabling, and switching between views

To enable a View in a Sheet, click the Views button in the toolbar above the table and choose the relevant View. To disable or switch, click the button again and choose None or a different View.

Resetting views

If you have made temporary or accidental changes to features and preferences and you'd like to reset a View to its original state, click the Views button in the toolbar above the table, find the currently enabled View, and click the Reset view icon on the right of the menu item.

Editing views

To edit an existing View, first enable the relevant View and make the desired changes to the features and preferences in the Sheet. Then click the Views button in the toolbar above the table, find the currently enabled View, and click the Edit view icon on the right of the menu item.

In the dialog that opens, the changed features and preferences are listed and you can again choose which of them should be saved in your View by activating and deactivating the checkboxes next to them. Click the Save button to commit your changes.

Deleting views

To delete a View in a Sheet, enable the relevant View, click the Views button in the toolbar above the table, find the currently enabled View, and click the Edit view icon on the right of the menu item. In the dialog that opens, click Delete at the bottom left corner.

Formulas

Stay tuned

This feature is not released yet.