Adding dashboard charts from the Backlog and Planning views

You can add dashboard charts when working in the Backlog or Planning views. This helps you quickly create charts using a selected subset of your project data. You can create bar, pie, burndown line, and burndown area charts.

1. Right-click an item with children, such as a sprint, in the Planning or Backlog view and choose New dashboard chart.

The Dashboard chart wizard dialog box opens.

2. Enter a chart Name.

3. Select a Chart type. See Dashboard chart types.

4. Select the Measures to use for the chart. See Selecting dashboard chart measures.

5. Select the Per dimension to use for the selected measure.

6. Select the dashboard page to add the chart to in the Create on page field.

7. Click New chart.

The Dashboards area opens and the new chart is displayed at the bottom of the page. You can edit the chart from the dashboard page. See Editing dashboard charts and item views.