{"id":6647,"date":"2022-03-04T14:52:29","date_gmt":"2022-03-04T14:52:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/?post_type=article&#038;p=6647"},"modified":"2025-09-15T17:14:59","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T11:44:59","slug":"workitem-type-distribution","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/workitem-type-distribution\/","title":{"rendered":"Workitem Type Distribution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Start with the video first to get a better grasp of the topic!<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Learn to Plot Workitem Type Distribution widget using Nimble Analytics\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/863493640?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<table style=\"line-height: 10px; height: 77px; width: 99.2704%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #f7f7f7;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 108px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%; height: 77px;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Skip Ahead to:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 10px; text-align: left;\"><a href=\"#Overview\">Overview<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"#Configuration\">Configuration<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"#Interpretation\">Interpretation<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><a id=\"Overview\"><\/a>Overview<\/h2>\n<p>You can view the distribution of workitems based on their type for a given Sprint or Release. The distribution is based on the workitem count or point and is shown in the form of a pie chart. It helps to know the percentage of work is being taken up across multiple item types.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Workitem_type_distribution.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9393\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Workitem_type_distribution.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"534\" height=\"407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Workitem_type_distribution.jpg 534w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Workitem_type_distribution-300x229.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a id=\"Configuration\"><\/a>Configuration<\/h3>\n<p>To plot a Workitem Type Distribution chart, perform the following steps:<\/p>\n<p>1. Open Analytics Builder and go to Standard Widgets. Click the Workitem Type Distribution from the Agile Analytics group of metrics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"whs2\" align=\"left\">2. The Setting page appears where you can specify the settings for the widget:<\/p>\n<p class=\"whs2\" align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Workitem-Type-Distribution.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-16137\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Workitem-Type-Distribution.jpg\" alt=\"Workitem Type Distribution\" width=\"1804\" height=\"1032\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Workitem-Type-Distribution.jpg 1804w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Workitem-Type-Distribution-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Workitem-Type-Distribution-1024x586.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Workitem-Type-Distribution-768x439.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Workitem-Type-Distribution-1536x879.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1804px) 100vw, 1804px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Widget name<\/b>: Modify the name, if required.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"whs4\">Data Criteria<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Select workitem type<\/b>: Selects the type of workitems from the drop-down that is to be displayed on the chart.<\/li>\n<li><strong>S<\/strong><b>elect release<\/b>: Select the release for which you want to plot the widget.<\/li>\n<li><b>Select team<\/b>: Select a team to see the sprints associated with the selected team only.<\/li>\n<li><strong>S<\/strong><b>elect sprint<\/b>: Select the sprint for which you want to plot the widget.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"whs4\">Chart settings<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"whs4\"><strong>UoM:<\/strong>\u00a0Select the unit of measurement as points or workitem count for the releases to be plotted.<\/li>\n<li class=\"whs4\"><strong>Chart type<\/strong>:\u00a0Select the chart type as pie or donut chart to plot the widget.<\/li>\n<li class=\"whs4\"><strong>Display as<\/strong>:\u00a0Select whether you need to see the value or percentile or both for the slices. Note: By default it is value.<\/li>\n<li class=\"whs4\"><strong>Show data labels<\/strong>: Select this option to show the labels on the chart.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/WTD2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13910\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/WTD2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"898\" height=\"491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/WTD2.jpg 898w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/WTD2-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/WTD2-768x420.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 898px) 100vw, 898px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a id=\"Interpretation\"><\/a>Interpretation<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Workitem_type_distribution.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9393\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Workitem_type_distribution.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"534\" height=\"407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Workitem_type_distribution.jpg 534w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Workitem_type_distribution-300x229.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Each slice of the workitem type is shown in the color as set in the Forms screen and accordingly reflected in the Work Hub.<\/p>\n<p>If the chart is plotted based on points, it shows the total sum of story points by workitem type tagged to the selected release and sprint. Similarly, if the chart is plotted based on count it shows the total number of cards, grouped by workitem type \u00a0tagged to the selected release and sprint.<\/p>\n<p>The chart also shows the following summary:<\/p>\n<p>i)\u00a0<b>Sprint<\/b>: Displays the &lt;Sprint Name&gt; appended by the (&lt;Release Name&gt;). If no sprint is selected, then it only shows the &lt;Release Name&gt;.<\/p>\n<p>ii)\u00a0<b>Total Cards<\/b>: Displays the total number of cards tagged to the selected release and sprint.<\/p>\n<div class=\"helpful-block-content wth-theme-thumbs\" data-title=\"\" >\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"wth-title\">Was this helpful?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a data-post=\"6647\" data-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/workitem-type-distribution\/\" data-post-title=\"Workitem Type Distribution\" data-response=\"1\" href=\"#\" class=\"wth-green-btn icon-thumbsup\">Yes<\/a>&nbsp; &nbsp;<a data-response=\"0\" data-post=\"6647\" data-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/workitem-type-distribution\/\" data-post-title=\"Workitem Type Distribution\" href=\"#\" class=\"wth-red-btn icon-thumbsdown\">No<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","multi-rating":{"mr_rating_results":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/6647"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6647"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/6647\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22163,"href":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/6647\/revisions\/22163"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6647"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}