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Key features of ESU
We developed ESU so that we could add useful features. These additional features from ESU allow project managers and admins to expand the power of Jira. Key features include:
Progress bars - visual indicators of project progress
Summary Panels - easy-to-view panels which can be set up in a sidebar
Dashboard Gadget - ESU’s dashboard gadget lets you use Jira custom fields and progress bars for a more customized layout
Worksheet - A structured issue viewer & spreadsheet editor
Timesheet - An overview of issues, which you can sort and customize the way you want
Initial configuration
To get to global settings for ESU, first click on the cog icon in the upper right corner & navigate to Marketplace Apps. From Marketplace Apps, navigate to the ESU global configuration settings in the left-hand sidebar menu.
Permissions
Within general settings, scroll down and you will see permission settings menus for Summary Panels, and Timesheets. These permissions allow you to limit access to certain Jira groups that you can set up, if you choose to, for your organization.
Container
You can configure which issue types you want in ESU containers. To do this, navigate to the ESU global configuration settings.
Summary Panel
Within general settings you can configure issue types that you want to display the Summary Panel on. If you click on the Summary Panel tab, you can customize the global Summary Panel from here.
Most common use cases
ESU offers a number of features that can be used by Jira administrators, and project managers, in different ways depending on how you choose to set things up. Progress bars offer an easy way to view progress on issues. There are other features such as Summary Panels, and the Worksheet, which offer increased convenience and efficiency. We will go into different use cases of various features here.