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# Work Item Breakdown

The Work Item Breakdown enables engineering leaders, managers, and teams to analyze issue creation patterns across multiple Jira projects in one unified view.

Unlike the traditional single-project work item tab, this dashboard gives users the flexibility to select multiple Jira projects, filter by types, and group the data over time (weekly, monthly, quarterly) - all while offering insights in both graphical and tabular formats.

#### You can either group by duration:

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#### Or group by projects:

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## 🔍 How It Helps Teams

* &#x20;Spot Workload Trends
  * Track how issue volume changes over time
  * Identify spikes is specific during key releases
* Compare Projects
  * View work item distribution across multiple Jira projects
  * Detect teams with high bug-to-feature ratios
* Identify Quality Issues
  * Focus only on bugs to catch recurring or post-release problems
  * Monitor bug inflow vs. resolution pace

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#### Filters

**Group by** - Switches between Duration (time-based) and Projects (project-based) views. Changes the x-axis and column headers throughout.

**Date range** - Sets the time window for the data. Applies to both Graphical and Tabular formats.

**Projects** - Multi-select to include specific Jira or ClickUp projects. If no projects are selected, the data falls back to your default board.

**Work Item Type** - Multi-select to choose which issue types appear as series in the chart and rows in the table.

**Date Grouping** - When Group by Duration is active, choose the time bucket size: Weekly, Monthly, or Quarterly. This filter has no effect when Group by Projects is selected.

**View toggle** - Switch between Graphical Format (chart) and Tabular Format (table). Switching triggers a fresh data load for the new view.

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#### Few things to note

* **Integration required**: Either Jira or ClickUp must be connected. If neither is connected, a prompt appears directing you to set up the integration in Settings → Integrations.
* **Issue type cap**: A maximum of 10 issue types can be displayed at once on this screen. Selecting more than 10 will show only the first 10.
* **Date Grouping in Projects mode**: The Date Grouping filter (Weekly/Monthly/Quarterly) only applies when Group by Duration is selected. In Projects mode, grouping by date has no effect.
* **No data state**: If the current filter combination returns no results, the chart shows "No data available for the selected filters." Try broadening your date range or adjusting your project and issue type selections.
* **Creation date basis**: All work item counts reflect when items were created, not when they were completed or moved to a sprint.