Reporting - Build a Burndown Chart with Structure and Custom Charts
Track your project in Structure, and then create a burndown chart using our Custom Charts integration.
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The following guide requires Custom Charts for Jira. If you don't have Custom Charts, you can try it for free.
Build Your Structure
If you already have a structure for your project, skip ahead to step two. If not, the following resources can help:
Building a Structure in Speed Mode
Building a Structure with Generators
Add a Custom Chart to the Dashboard
Open your dashboard (or create a new one).
Select add a new gadget and search for Custom Charts in the gadget list.
![Adding a Custom Charts gadget to the Jira dashboard](../../__attachments/3677913151/Add%20Custom%20Charts%20gadget%20to%20dashboard.png?inst-v=ad772976-e6a4-4bb6-b226-5c20d3a16d3a)
Configure the Custom Chart
Configure the chart with the following settings:
Type: 2D Stacked Bar Chart
Source: select Structure and search for your project structure
Chart by: Issue History
Group by: Status
In the Chart by tab, enable Calculate final values in time period only toggle
OPTIONAL: update the Grouping and Range settings to customize the appearance and dates for the chart
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Need to add the chart to a Confluence page? Try Custom Charts for Confluence