With Overview
The Rational Dashboard is used to create, modify, and display metrics based on the warehouse of information collected from your development artifacts. The Rational Dashboard enables you to retrieve meaningful project metrics depicting the progress, stability, maturity, and quality of your software development.
There are basically two goals in software development:
1. To Finish!
2. High Quality
These goals can be achieved by asking questions. The answers can be determined via metrics based on progress, distribution, and status.
This document is formatted as follows: There are two main sections based on the goals. Each main section are sub-divided into questions. A display will then be presented which will help answer the question.
The metric displays are based on the pre-defined Sample Project.
The panels in the “goals” sections are defined in the Admin user’s private folder.
Goal 1: To Finish!
Finish the Planning
Q: How much planning have we done?
Panel: r3.d.Features by State
Chart Title: Distribution of Features by State
Description: This chart shows the how we are doing with respect to feature requirements.
Shows:
Chart Properties:
o Chart Type: Distribution
o Start Date: N/A
o End Date: N/A
o Interval: N/A
o Y-Axis: Num Feature Reqs
o X-Axis: State
o Z-Axis: Not set
o Filters: Not set
o Display Type: Bar Chart
o Show Legend: Yes
o Placement: East
o Orientation: Vertical
o Display 3-D: Yes
o Depth: 20
o Elevation: 10
o Rotation: 20
o Show x-axis label: Yes
o Show horizontal grid: No
o Reverse x-axis: No
o Show y-axis label: Yes
o Show vertical grid: No
o Reverse y-axis: No
o Title: Distribution of Features by State
o X-Axis: State
o Y-Axis: Count
Panel: r3.d.UseCases by State
Chart Title: Distribution of Use Cases by State
Description: This chart shows how we are doing with respect to use cases.
Shows:
Chart Properties:
o Chart Type: Distribution
o Start Date: N/A
o End Date: N/A
o Interval: N/A
o Y-Axis: Num Use Cases
o X-Axis: State
o Z-Axis: Not set
o Filters: Not set
o Display Type: Bar Chart
o Show Legend: No
o Placement: East
o Orientation: Vertical
o Display 3-D: Yes
o Depth: 20
o Elevation: 10
o Rotation: 20
o Show x-axis label: Yes
o Show horizontal grid: No
o Reverse x-axis: No
o Show y-axis label: Yes
o Show vertical grid: No
o Reverse y-axis: No
o Title: Distribution of Use Cases by State
o X-Axis: State
o Y-Axis: # of Use Cases
Finish the Entire Project
Q: How many more things must be done?
The charts in this section
Panel: r3.it2.t.Open Features
Chart Title: Trend of Open Features
Description: This chart shows a trend of how many open features are remaining in iteration 2.
Shows:
Chart Properties:
o Chart Type: Trend
o Start Date: Not set
o End Date: Not set
o Interval: Day
o Y-Axis: Num Feature Reqs
o X-Axis: collectiondate
o Z-Axis: Not set
o Filters:
§ State = Prosposed
§ Iteration = 2
o Display Type: Bar Chart
o Show Legend: Yes
o Placement: East
o Orientation: Vertical
o Display 3-D: Yes
o Depth: 20
o Elevation : 10
o Rotation: 20
o Show x-axis label: Yes
o Show horizontal grid: No
o Reverse x-axis: No
o Show y-axis label: Yes
o Show vertical grid: No
o Reverse y-axis: No
o Title: Trend of Open Features
o X-Axis: Iteration
o Y-Axis: Count
Panel: r3.i2.t.Open Defects with Severity
Chart Title: Trend of Open Defects with Severity
Description: This chart shows a trend of how many open defects are remaining in iteration 2. The defects are overlayed by severity.
Shows:
Chart Properties:
o Chart Type: Trend
o Start Date: Not set
o End Date: Not set
o Interval: Day
o Y-Axis: Num Change Requests
o X-Axis: collectiondate
o Z-Axis: Severity (Selected values: 1-Critical, 2-Major, 3-Average, 4-Minor)
o Filters:
§ Iteration = 2
§ State NOT IN Closed
o Display Type: Bar Chart
o Show Legend: Yes
o Placement: East
o Orientation: Vertical
o Display 3-D: Yes
o Depth: 20
o Elevation: 10
o Rotation: 20
o Show x-axis label: Yes
o Show horizontal grid: No
o Reverse x-axis: No
o Show y-axis label: Yes
o Show vertical grid: No
o Reverse y-axis: No
o Title: Trend of Open Defects with Severity
o X-Axis: Collection Date
o Y-Axis: Count
Panel: r3.it2.t.Open Use Cases
Chart Title: Trend of Open Use Cases
Description: This chart show a trend of how many open use cases are remaining in iteration 2.
Shows:
Chart Properties:
o Chart Type: Trend
o Start Date: Not set
o End Date: Not set
o Interval: Day
o Y-Axis: Num Use Cases
o X-Axis: collectiondate
o Z-Axis: Not set
o Filters:
§ State = Proposed
§ Iteration = 2
o Display Type: Bar Chart
o Show Legend: Yes
o Placement: East
o Orientation: Vertical
o Display 3-D: Yes
o Depth: 20
o Elevation: 10
o Rotation: 20
o Show x-axis label: Yes
o Show horizontal grid: No
o Reverse x-axis: No
o Show y-axis label: Yes
o Show vertical grid: No
o Reverse y-axis: No
o Title: Trend of Open Use Cases
o X-Axis: collectiondate
o Y-Axis: Count
Q: When will the quality be good enough to release?
Refer to panel r3.t.Open Features.
Refer to panel r3.it2.t.Open Use Cases.
Q: Are we making sufficient progress towards the end?
Panel: r3.t. Features
Chart Title: Trend of Total Features
Description: This chart shows a trend of the total number of feature requirements over the life of the project.
Shows:
Chart Properties:
o Chart Type: Trend
o Start Date: Not set
o End Date: Not set
o Interval: Day
o Y-Axis: Num Feature Reqs
o X-Axis: calendardate
o Z-Axis: Not set
o Filters: Not set
o Display Type: Bar Chart
o Show Legend: Yes
o Placement: East
o Orientation: Vertical
o Display 3-D: Yes
o Depth: 20
o Elevation : 10
o Rotation: 20
o Show x-axis label: Yes
o Show horizontal grid: No
o Reverse x-axis: No
o Show y-axis label: Yes
o Show vertical grid: No
o Reverse y-axis: No
o Title: Trend of Total Features
o X-Axis: Calendar Date
o Y-Axis: Count
Panel: r3.t.Open Features with State
Chart Title: Trend of Open Features
Description: This chart shows a trend of open features over the life of the project.
Shows:
Chart Properties:
o Chart Type: Trend
o Start Date: Not set
o End Date: Not set
o Interval: Day
o Y-Axis: Num Feature Reqs
o X-Axis: calendardate
o Z-Axis: State (Approved, Incorporated, Proposed)
o Filters: Not set
o Display Type: Stack Bar Chart
o Show Legend: Yes
o Placement: East
o Orientation: Vertical
o Display 3-D: Yes
o Depth: 20
o Elevation : 10
o Rotation: 20
o Show x-axis label: Yes
o Show horizontal grid: No
o Reverse x-axis: No
o Show y-axis label: Yes
o Show vertical grid: No
o Reverse y-axis: No
o X-Axis: Calendar Date
o Y-Axis: Count
Panel: r3.t.Use Cases
Chart Title: Trend of Total Use Cases
Description: This chart shows the trend of total number of use cases over the life of the project.
Shows:
Chart Properties:
o Chart Type: Trend
o Start Date: Not set
o End Date: Not set
o Interval: Day
o Y-Axis: Num Use Cases
o X-Axis: collectiondate
o Z-Axis: Not set
o Filters: Not set
o Display Type: Bar Chart
o Show Legend: Yes
o Placement: East
o Orientation: Vertical
o Display 3-D: Yes
o Depth: 20
o Elevation : 10
o Rotation: 20
o Show x-axis label: Yes
o Show horizontal grid: No
o Reverse x-axis: No
o Show y-axis label: Yes
o Show vertical grid: No
o Reverse y-axis: No
o Title: Trend of Total UseCases
o X-Axis: Collection Date
o Y-Axis: Count
Panel: r3.t.Open Use Cases with State
Chart Title: Trend of Open Use Cases
Description: This chart shows the trend of open use cases over of the life of the project.
Shows:
Chart Properties:
o Chart Type: Trend
o Start Date: Not set
o End Date: Not set
o Interval: Day
o Y-Axis: Num Use Cases
o X-Axis: calendardate
o Z-Axis: State (Approved, Incorporated, Proposed)
o Filters: Not set
§ State NOT IN Validated, Closed
o Display Type: Stack Bar Chart
o Show Legend: Yes
o Placement: East
o Orientation: Vertical
o Display 3-D: Yes
o Depth: 20
o Elevation : 10
o Rotation: 20
o Show x-axis label: Yes
o Show horizontal grid: No
o Reverse x-axis: No
o Show y-axis label: Yes
o Show vertical grid: No
o Reverse y-axis: No
o Title: Trend of Open Use Cases
o X-Axis: Calendar Date
o Y-Axis: Count
Panel: r3.t.Defects
Chart Title: Trend of Total Defects
Description: This chart shows the trend of total number of defects over the life of project ClassicsPOS.
Shows:
Chart Properties:
o Chart Type: Trend
o Start Date: Not set
o End Date: Not set
o Interval: Day
o Y-Axis: Num Change Requests
o X-Axis: collectiondate
o Z-Axis: Not set
o Filters:
§ Project = ClassicsPOS
o Display Type: Stack Bar Chart
o Show Legend: No
o Placement: East
o Orientation: Vertical
o Display 3-D: Yes
o Depth: 20
o Elevation : 10
o Rotation: 20
o Show x-axis label: Yes
o Show horizontal grid: No
o Reverse x-axis: No
o Show y-axis label: Yes
o Show vertical grid: No
o Reverse y-axis: No
o Title: Trend of Total Defects
o X-Axis: Collection Date
o Y-Axis: Count
Panel: r3.t.Open Defects with Severity
Chart Title: Trend of Open Defects with Severity
Description: This chart shows the trend of open defects overlayed by severity plotted over the life of the project.
Shows:
Chart Properties:
o Chart Type: Trend
o Start Date: Not set
o End Date: Not set
o Interval: Day
o Y-Axis: Num Change Requests
o X-Axis: collectiondate
o Z-Axis: Severity (1-Critical, 2-Major,3-Average,4-Minor)
o Filters: Not set
§ State NOT IN Closed
o Display Type: Stack Bar Chart
o Show Legend: Yes
o Placement: East
o Orientation: Vertical
o Display 3-D: Yes
o Depth: 20
o Elevation : 10
o Rotation: 20
o Show x-axis label: Yes
o Show horizontal grid: No
o Reverse x-axis: No
o Show y-axis label: Yes
o Show vertical grid: No
o Reverse y-axis: No
o Title: Trend of Open Defects with Severity
o X-Axis: Collection Date
o Y-Axis: Count
Goal 2: High Quality
Have a High Quality Product
Q: Is the product currently high quality?
Panel: r3.i2.d.Defects by Severity with Priority
Chart Title: Distribution of Open Defects by Severity with Priority
Description: This chart shows the breakdown of open defects by severity and overlayed by priority for iteration 2.
Shows:
Chart Properties:
o Chart Type: Distribution
o Start Date: N/A
o End Date: N/A
o Y-Axis: Num Change Requests
o X-Axis: Severity
o Z-Axis: Priority (1-Resolve Immediately, 2-Give High Attention, 3-Normal Queue, 4-Low Priority)
o Filters:
§ State NOT IN Closed
§ Iteration = 2
o Display Type: Bar Chart
o Show Legend: Yes
o Placement: East
o Orientation: Vertical
o Display 3-D: Yes
o Depth: 20
o Elevation: 10
o Rotation: 20
o Show x-axis label:
o Show horizontal grid:
o Reverse x-axis:
o Show y-axis label:
o Show vertical grid:
o Reverse y-axis:
o Title: Distribution of Open Defects by Severity with Priority
o X-Axis: severity
o Y-Axis: Count
Q: Is the quality improving?
Panel: t.Defects with Severity
Chart Title: Trend of Defects
Shows:
Chart Properties:
o Chart Type: Trend
o Start Date: N/A
o End Date: N/A
o Interval: Day
o Y-Axis: Num Change Requests
o X-Axis: calendardate
o Z-Axis: Severity (1-Critical, 2-Major, 3-Average, 4-Minor)
o Filters: Not set
o Display Type: Stack Bar Chart
o Show Legend: Yes
o Placement: East
o Orientation: Vertical
o Display 3-D: Yes
o Depth: 20
o Elevation: 10
o Rotation: 20
o Show x-axis label: Yes
o Show horizontal grid: No
o Reverse x-axis: No
o Show y-axis label: Yes
o Show vertical grid: No
o Reverse y-axis: No
o Title: Trend of Defects
o X-Axis: Calendar Date
o Y-Axis: Count
Additional Panels of Interest
These panel show overall status of the Sample Project. These panels are defined in the Public Folders.
Distribution of Defects
Panel: Distribution of Defects
Chart Title: By State
Description: This chart shows a breakdown of defects by state.
Shows:
Chart Properties:
o Chart Type: Distribution
o Start Date: N/A
o End Date: N/A
o Interval: N/A
o Y-Axis: Num Change Requests
o X-Axis: State
o Z-Axis: Not set
o Filters: Not set
o Display Type: Bar Chart
o Show Legend: Yes
o Placement: South
o Orientation: Vertical
o Display 3-D: Yes
o Depth: 20
o Elevation: 10
o Rotation: 20
o Show x-axis label: Yes
o Show horizontal grid: No
o Reverse x-axis: No
o Show y-axis label: Yes
o Show vertical grid: No
o Reverse y-axis: No
o Title: By State
o X-Axis: ViewBy
o Y-Axis: Count
Chart Title: By Priority
Description: This chart shows a breakdown of defects by priority.
Chart Properties:
o Chart Type: Distribution
o Start Date: N/A
o End Date: N/A
o Interval: N/A
o Y-Axis: Num Change Requests
o X-Axis: Priority
o Z-Axis: Not set
o Filters: Not set
o Display Type: Bar Chart
o Show Legend: Yes
o Placement: East
o Orientation: Vertical
o Display 3-D: Yes
o Depth: 20
o Elevation: 10
o Rotation: 20
o Show x-axis label: Yes
o Show horizontal grid: No
o Reverse x-axis: No
o Show y-axis label: Yes
o Show vertical grid: No
o Reverse y-axis: No
o Title: By Priority
o X-Axis: View By
o Y-Axis: Count
Chart Title: CR by State, Priority
Description: This chart shows a breakdown of defects by state overlayed by priority.
Shows:
Chart Properties:
o Chart Type: Distribution
o Start Date: N/A
o End Date: N/A
o Interval: N/A
o Y-Axis: Num Change Requests
o X-Axis: State
o Z-Axis: Priority
o Filters: Not set
o Display Type: Stack Bar Chart
o Show Legend: Yes
o Placement: East
o Orientation: Vertical
o Display 3-D: Yes
o Depth: 20
o Elevation: 10
o Rotation: 20
o Show x-axis label: Yes
o Show horizontal grid: No
o Reverse x-axis: No
o Show y-axis label: Yes
o Show vertical grid: No
o Reverse y-axis: No
o Title: CR by State, Priority
o X-Axis: ViewBy
o Y-Axis: Count
Release 3.0 Report Card
Panel: Release 3.0 Report Card
Indicator Title: High Severity/High Priority Defects
Description: This indicator show the status of high severity/high priority defects.
Shows:
Indicator Properties:
o Upper Threshold: 10.0
o Lower Threshold: Not set
o Severity = 1-Critical
o Priority IN 1-Resolve Immediately, 2-Give High Attention
o Collectiondate_name = 2000-12-13
Gauge Title: Current Iteration Use Case Completion
Description: This gauge shows the status of number of use cases completed.
Shows:
Gauge Properties:
o Min: 0.0
o Max: 30.0
o Upper Threshold: 5.0
o Lower Threshold: 4.0
o State = Incorporated
o Collectiondate_name = 2000-12-12
Chart Title: Open Defects by Severity with Priority
Description: This chart shows a breakdown of open defects by severity and overlayed by priority.
Shows:
Chart Properties:
o Chart Type: Distribution
o Start Date: N/A
o End Date: N/A
o Interval: N/A
o Y-Axis: Num Change Requests
o X-Axis: Severity
o Z-Axis: Priority (1-Resolve Immediately, 2-Give High Attention, 3-Normal Queue, 4-Low-Priority)
o Filters:
§ State NOT IN Closed, Validated
o Display Type: Stack Bar Chart
o Show Legend: Yes
o Placement: East
o Orientation: Vertical
o Display 3-D: Yes
o Depth: 20
o Elevation: 10
o Rotation: 20
o Show x-axis label: Yes
o Show horizontal grid: No
o Reverse x-axis: No
o Show y-axis label: Yes
o Show vertical grid: No
o Reverse y-axis: No
o Title: Open Defects by Severity with Priority
o X-Axis: Severity
o Y-Axis: # of Defects
Chart Title: Use Cases by Iteration with State
Description: This chart shows the breakdown of the number use cases by iteration and overlayed by state.
Shows:
Chart Properties:
o Chart Type: Distribution
o Start Date: N/A
o End Date: N/A
o Interval: N/A
o Y-Axis: Num Use Cases
o X-Axis: iteration
o Z-Axis: State (Approved, Incorporated, Proposed)
o Filters: Not set
o Display Type: Stack Bar Chart
o Show Legend: Yes
o Placement: East
o Orientation: Vertical
o Display 3-D: Yes
o Depth: 20
o Elevation: 10
o Rotation: 20
o Show x-axis label: Yes
o Show horizontal grid: No
o Reverse x-axis: No
o Show y-axis label: Yes
o Show vertical grid: No
o Reverse y-axis: No
o Title: Use Cases by Iteration with State
o X-Axis: Iteration
o Y-Axis: # of Use Cases
Chart Title: Trend of Code Churn
Description: This chart shows the trend of code churn (lines changed, inserted, and deleted).
Shows:
Chart Properties:
o Chart Type: Trend
o Start Date: Not set
o End Date: Not set
o Interval: Month
o Y-Axis:
§ Lines Changed
§ Lines Inserted
§ Lines Deleted
o X-Axis: operationdate
o Z-Axis: N/A
o Filters: Not set
o Display Type: Bar Chart
o Show Legend: Yes
o Placement: East
o Orientation: Vertical
o Display 3-D: Yes
o Depth: 20
o Elevation: 10
o Rotation: 20
o Show x-axis label: Yes
o Show horizontal grid: No
o Reverse x-axis: No
o Show y-axis label: Yes
o Show vertical grid: No
o Reverse y-axis: No
o Title: Trend of Code Churn
o X-Axis: Checkin Date
o Y-Axis: Lines of Code
Chart Title: Trend of Features with State
Description: This chart shows the trend of number of feature requirements overlayed by state.
Show:
Chart Properties:
o Chart Type: Trend
o Start Date: Not set
o End Date: Not set
o Interval: Day
o Y-Axis: Num Feature Reqs
o X-Axis: calendardate
o Z-Axis: State
o Filters: Not set
o Display Type: Bar Chart
o Show Legend: Yes
o Placement: East
o Orientation: Vertical
o Display 3-D: Yes
o Depth: 20
o Elevation: 10
o Rotation: 20
o Show x-axis label: Yes
o Show horizontal grid: No
o Reverse x-axis: No
o Show y-axis label: Yes
o Show vertical grid: No
o Reverse y-axis: No
o Title: Trend of Features with State
o X-Axis: Action Date
o Y-Axis: # of Features