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Test Trend Dashboard Panel

This article explains the Test Trend Dashboard in Agility.

The Analytics Test Trend dashboard panel allows you to understand how tests in the selected project or program are trending at configurable intervals.

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Where to Find This Panel​

The Test Trend panel is available on any of the following Analytics dashboards.

  • Portfolio > Executive Dashboard
  • Program > Product Owner Dashboard
  • Team > Dashboard
  • Team > Team Dashboard
  • Team > Quality Dashboard
  • Team > ScrumMaster Dashboard

Measures​

  • The height of each bar on this chart indicates the number of tests, in the selected project or program, on a given date.
  • The Start date is determined by the panel Start Date parameter.
  • The number of days (bars), is determined by the duration size parameter.
  • The frequency between dates is determined by the duration unit panel parameter.

Configuring the Panel​

  1. To configure the panel, click on the gear icon Analytics Gear Icon at the top-right corner and click Edit.
  2. Choose from the panel parameters below.

Parameters for this panel may differ depending on the location of the dashboard.

Panel Parameter Descriptions​

  • Portfolio Item: Shows work items in the selected portfolio item and all of it's children. The default option is "Blank" and shows all work items.

  • Team: Shows Team-specific data for the project or program. The default value is "All" or "Blank".

  • Sprint or Iteration: Shows data assigned to the sprint or iteration. The default value is "All".

  • Backlog Group: Shows work items in the selected backlog group. The default option is "All".

  • Backlog Goal or Objective: Shows work items assigned to the selected backlog goal. The default option is "All".

  • Workitem: Shows data for a specific work item type: All (all workitems), Backlog Items, Defects, or Testsets. The default option is "All".

  • Start Date: The first date the report begins calculating data.

    • For project-based reports, the default start date is the project start date.
    • For sprint or iteration-based reports, the default start date is the sprint or iteration start date.
    • For member-based reports, the default start date is 13 weeks prior to the current date.
    • If the start date is set to the current date or later, no data displays.

  • Duration Size: The number of Duration Units until the project ends. If the project has an end date, the Duration Size defaults to the difference between the Start and End Dates in weeks. If the project has no End Date, the Duration Size defaults to the difference between the Start Date and the current date. Duration Size is set to 0 if the calculation results in a negative number.

  • Duration Units: Determines how a period is defined in terms of weeks (default) or months.