How to Generate Reports from Jira Dashboard

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May 11, 2026

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Use this interactive demo to learn how to generate and share a report from your Jira dashboard.

Quick summary

This tutorial walks you through how to generate a report in Jira by enabling the Reports feature in Project Settings and selecting a report template from the board. Once generated, the report can be instantly shared with teammates directly from the dashboard.

Steps

Go to Project Settings in the left sidebar.
Find and select Features on the left pane.
Toggle ON the Report feature.
Go back to your board and click on Reports.
Choose from the list of Report Templates.
Hit the Share button on the top right.
Add names of the People/Team you want to share the report with and hit Share.

📌 Why this matters

Generating reports directly from the Jira dashboard gives teams instant visibility into sprint progress, cycle times, and delivery trends without leaving their workflow. Enabling the built-in Reports feature in Jira Project Settings makes it easy to access pre-built report templates like burnup and control charts. Sharing those reports with teammates in a few clicks ensures all stakeholders stay aligned on project health in real time. This streamlined reporting workflow helps agile teams make faster, data-driven decisions without switching between tools.

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