User Guide | 2019.2

Release status reports

Helix ALM includes the following built-in release status reports. See Creating release status reports.

Report name Description
Burn Down Chart Displays a graphical representation of work left to do versus time available for the project. The outstanding work, or backlog, is generally displayed on the vertical axis with time on the horizontal axis. Only available if time tracking is used and requires selecting a folder with release planning enabled.
Burn Up Chart Displays a graphical representation of work done versus time available for the project. The completed work, or effort, is generally displayed on the vertical axis with time on the horizontal axis. Only available if time tracking is used and requires selecting a folder with release planning enabled.
Cumulative Flow Chart Displays a graphical representation of the flow of work through development phases over time. The estimated effort for completion of each item is grouped by each development phase (Not Started, In Progress, Done, and Accepted) over time. Only available if time tracking is used and requires selecting a folder with release planning enabled.
Folder Task Board / Folder Task Board Alternate Style Displays the progress a team is making on tasks for an iteration. Displays columns and rows for each folder in the iteration and organizes the items in folders into columns for their current development phase (Not Started, In Progress, Done, and Accepted). Requires selecting a folder with release planning enabled.
Folder Task Board With Configurable Columns Displays the progress a team is making on tasks for an iteration. Organizes items in configurable columns based on the workflow states mapped to each column. Requires selecting a folder with release planning enabled.
Release Status by Item Displays the current progress on items within folders including details on the workflow events that impacted the time tracking information. Only available if time tracking is used and requires selecting a folder with release planning enabled.
Release Status by Specification Document Displays the current progress on items within the document. Other items linked to the items within the document can be included.
Release Status by User Displays the current progress on items within folders organized by the currently assigned to user. Only available if time tracking is used and requires selecting a folder with release planning enabled.
Velocity Chart Displays a graphical representation of the amount of work done in each iteration. Velocity is used to measure the rate at which development teams complete development for each iteration. Requires selecting a folder with release planning enabled.