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Charts Overview

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Charts are the visual building blocks of Observatory. Each chart focuses on one metric, trend, or distribution and lives inside a panel.

Use charts to answer questions such as:

  • Which priority areas still depend on manual testing?
  • Which executions carry the most failed or blocked test cases?
  • Which requirements have the most linked defects?
  • Which defect severity bands are still open?

Ways To Add Charts

Section titled “Ways To Add Charts”

Smart Insights

Section titled “Smart Insights”

Smart Insights are ready-made chart suggestions. They include curated charts for repository health, executions, requirements, and defects.

When a Smart Insight has already been added to the current panel, it appears as Already Added and cannot be added again from the same picker.

Custom Builder

Section titled “Custom Builder”

Custom Builder lets you create a chart by choosing:

  • Chart Title
  • Data Source
  • X Axis
  • Y Axis
  • Chart Type

The Create Chart button is available after the required fields are selected.

Custom Builder ChartCustom Builder Chart
Create a chart by selecting the data source, fields, and chart type

Request Chart

Section titled “Request Chart”

Use Request Chart when the chart you need is not available yet. Describe the chart request in the Chart Description field.

The description must be at least 50 characters before the request can be submitted.

Chart Types

Section titled “Chart Types”

Available chart types depend on the selected data source and fields.

Common chart types include:

  • Bar
  • Line
  • Pie
  • Doughnut
  • Stacked Bar
  • Radar

Use bar or stacked bar charts for comparisons, line charts for trends, pie or doughnut charts for simple distributions, and radar charts for multi-field comparison.

Chart Actions

Section titled “Chart Actions”

Charts include actions to help you review and reuse the visualization:

  • Refresh chart data updates the chart with the latest project data
  • Fullscreen gives the chart more room for review
  • Insights appear on charts that include supporting observations
  • Download as Image saves the chart as an image
  • Settings opens visible chart display options where available
  • Delete Chart permanently removes the chart from the panel

Next Steps

Section titled “Next Steps”