Widgets are displayed on the Issue detail page and provide additional information about the currently viewed task.
Use the Widgets to
- assign skills to a task, and
- see where the currently viewed task is in relation to others in the task hierarchy.
You can also preview the scope of the whole Box.
Widgets are configured in the Jira Settings (Administration) and require administrator access.
You can show the widgets for selected issue types only or for selected Boxes.
There are two types of widgets: