All Jira reports are accessed from the Browse Project page of a specific project, regardless of whether the report is project-specific or global. The difference between the two types of reports is that a global report will let you choose a filter as a source of data, while a project-specific report will have its source of data predetermined based on the project you are in.

When generating a report, you will often need to supply several configuration options. For example, you may have to select a filter, which will provide the data for the report, or select a field to report on. The configuration options vary from report to report, but there will always be hints and suggestions to help you work out what each option is.

Perform the following steps to create a report; you will first need to get to a project's browse page:

1. Select the project you wish to report on.
2. Click on the Reports option from the left panel.
3. Select the report you wish to create. The types of reports available will vary depending on the project type.
4. Specify the configuration options for the report.
5. Click on the Next button to create the report.

Jira Software comes with a number of reports that are specifically designed around reporting on agile projects, such as the Burndown Chart, as well as the basic set of charts that come with Jira Core, such as Average Age Report and Pie Chart Report. The type of reports available to you depends on the type of project. Scrum and Kanban projects will have reports under the Agile category, as shown in the following screenshot:

Let's create a pie chart report.

1. We will first select the type of report to be generated by selecting it from a list of available report types that come with Jira, as shown in the following screenshot:

2. We will then configure the necessary report parameters. In this case, you need to specify whether you are generating a report based on a project or an existing filter; by default, the current project will be preselected. You also need to specify which issue field you will be reporting on, as you can see from the following screenshot:

3. Once you have configured the report and clicked on the Next button, Jira will generate the report and present it on the screen, as shown in the following diagram:

The report type determines the report's layout. Some reports have a chart associated with them (for example, Pie Chart Report), whereas other reports will have a tabular layout (for example, Single Level Group By Report). Some reports will even have an option for you to export their content into formats such as Microsoft Excel (for example, Time Tracking Report).