Use Cases: Build Custom Jira Apps, Dashboards, and Widgets with No-code Apps Creator

Get inspired with these practical app examples. Each includes a complete prompt you can copy directly into the No-code Apps Creator and customize for your needs.

Dashboard Gadgets - Data Visualization & Metrics

📊Use case: Cross-Project Status Dashboard

Scenario: You manage several projects in Jira Cloud and need a single view to monitor overall progress — including statuses, deadlines, and blockers — without switching between multiple dashboards.

Goal: Get one clear view of all active projects, showing key metrics and milestones in a centralized dashboard.

Solution: Use No-code Apps Creator for Jira to automatically generate a Cross-Project Status Dashboard with a simple prompt.

Steps:

1. Open No-code Apps Creator in Jira Cloud.

2. In the prompt field, enter the following description:

Create a cross-project status dashboard that shows:
– Project summary cards with overall status
– Charts of issue counts by status
– A milestone timeline
– A list of overdue or blocked issues
– A dropdown to filter by department

3. Click Generate. AI will create a ready-to-use dashboard that displays all your projects in one unified view.

4. Deploy.

🚀 Ready to see how simple it really is?
Watch the step-by-step demo and learn how to create your own Cross-Project Dashboard in minutes using No-code Apps Creator for Jira Cloud.

📘 Use Case: Due Date Tracker Widget in Jira Cloud

Scenario: You manage multiple Jira Cloud projects and want to stay ahead of deadlines. While due dates exist on individual issues, there’s no quick, visual way to monitor which tasks are overdue, due today, or coming up in the next few days — especially across multiple projects. Without that view, it’s easy to miss deadlines, delay responses, or lose visibility into urgent work.

Goal: Create a live, color-coded widget that shows active issues grouped by urgency — directly on your Jira dashboard. The goal is to give teams:

• A daily snapshot of upcoming deadlines

• Visual signals to act fast on time-sensitive tasks

• An always-up-to-date view without building filters manually

💡 Solution: Use No-code Apps Creator for Jira Cloud to instantly build a Due Date Tracker widget.

You don’t need to select a gadget or configuration type — just open the app, describe what you want in plain English, and let the AI build it for you.

Steps:

1. In Jira Cloud, go to Apps → No-code Apps Creator

2. When the app opens, you’ll see a prompt input field

3. Type this prompt exactly as shown:

Create a widget that displays active issues grouped by due date: overdue, due today, due in 3 days, due in 7 days. Show each group in a column or card view, with issue count and key details. Add filters for project. Highlight overdue items in red, due today in orange, due in 3 days in yellow, due in 7 days in green.

4. Click Generate

5. In minutes, the widget is created and ready to add to your Jira dashboard

▶️ Watch the tutorial: See how to create this Due Date Tracker step-by-step using No-code Apps Creator.

More Ideas for Your Own Dashboard

🎯 Sprint Progress Visualizer

Track current sprint health and performance trends

Copy this prompt:
"Create a dashboard gadget that shows current sprint progress with a burndown chart, remaining story points, days left in sprint, and velocity comparison to last 3 sprints. Include color coding: green for on-track, yellow for at-risk, red for behind schedule."

What you'll get: Interactive chart showing sprint health at a glance

👥 Team Capacity Overview

Monitor workload distribution across team members

Copy this prompt:
"Build a dashboard gadget displaying team member workload as horizontal progress bars showing assigned story points vs capacity. Include current utilization percentage, upcoming deadlines, and overallocation warnings in red."

What you'll get: Visual workload balancer with capacity insights

🚨 High Priority Issues Tracker

Quick visibility into critical items needing attention

Copy this prompt:
"Generate a dashboard gadget that shows high-priority and overdue issues in a compact alert format. Display issue key, summary, assignee, days overdue, and escalation indicators. Group by severity with red/orange/yellow color coding."

What you'll get: Instant alerts for items requiring immediate action

📈 Performance Metrics Scorecard

Track key performance indicators across projects

Copy this prompt:
"Create a dashboard gadget showing project health metrics including: completion percentage, timeline status, quality score, and risk level. Display as cards with traffic light indicators and trend arrows showing improvement or decline."

What you'll get: Executive-style dashboard for quick status checks

🎮 Velocity Trend Analysis

Analyze team performance patterns over time

Copy this prompt:
"Build a dashboard gadget with a line chart showing team velocity over the last 12 sprints. Include average velocity line, forecast projection, and comparison indicators showing improvement or decline trends with percentage changes."

What you'll get: Data-driven insights for performance analysis

📊 Release Status Board

Monitor progress toward major release milestones

Copy this prompt:
"Create a dashboard gadget displaying release progress with epic completion bars, feature status breakdown, testing progress, and estimated release date. Include scope change indicators and risk assessment with color-coded status."

What you'll get: Complete release overview in one visual display

Full Apps - Interactive Tools & Workflows

🔎 Use Case: Cascading Dropdown App

Scenario: Jira admins often need a way for users to choose structured options — for example, Category → Subcategory → Item → Subitem — when creating or updating issues.
The challenge: providing multi-level dropdowns without writing scripts, installing external plugins, or compromising data security.

Goal: To build a Cascading Dropdown App using No-code Apps Creator, where:

• Admins can define a four-level hierarchy configuration (Category → Subcategory → Item → Subitem).

• Users can select values step by step in the Issue Panel.

• Selections are securely stored as issue properties and displayed directly inside the issue.

Solution: No-code Apps Creator generates a secure Forge app that replicates cascading field behavior using supported Forge modules:

• Admin Page (jira:globalPage) – to manage configuration hierarchies.

• Issue Panel (jira:issuePanel) – to display cascading dropdowns for each issue.
  The AI builds the app UI, logic, and storage connections automatically — no coding required.

The resulting app runs entirely within Atlassian Forge, ensuring security, governance, and compliance with Jira Cloud standards.

Steps:

1. Open No-code Apps Creator in Jira.

2. In the prompt field, enter the following description:

Build a Jira Forge app (Cloud) that provides cascading dropdown functionality using the latest Forge SDK and APIs.

The app should include:

1. Admin Page (jira:globalPage)

• A configuration interface with four hierarchy levels: Category → Subcategory → Item → Subitem.

• Built with Forge Custom UI (React + Forge Bridge).

• Admins should be able to add, edit, delete, and reorder items using drag-and-drop.

• Display the hierarchy in an expandable tree view.

• Store configuration securely as JSON in Forge Storage API.

2. Issue Panel (jira:issuePanel)

• Display cascading dropdowns that reflect the configuration defined on the Admin Page.

• Dropdowns should appear as:

  • Dropdown 1 → Category

  • Dropdown 2 → Subcategory (filtered by Dropdown 1)

  • Dropdown 3 → Item (filtered by Dropdown 2)

  • Dropdown 4 (optional) → Subitem (filtered by Dropdown 3)

• Allow users to make selections directly within the issue view.

• Store the full selected path (e.g., IT → Software → OS → Linux) as an issue property.

• Display the saved selection in the Issue Panel for reference.

Technical Requirements:

• Use @forge/ui, @forge/api, @forge/resolver, and Custom UI bridge.

• Restrict Admin Page access to Jira admins only.

• Validate input data (no empty values or duplicates).

• Follow Atlassian Forge best practices for security, isolation, and performance.

The app should deliver the same user experience as a cascading custom field while staying within Forge’s supported APIs and permissions.

3. Click Generate, and No-code Apps Creator uses AI to:

• Build both Forge modules (Admin Page + Issue Panel).

• Add UI components for editing hierarchies.

• Connect Forge Storage for saving configurations.

• Implement cascading logic and issue property storage.

• Package everything as a secure Forge app.

4. Deploy.

Result: Within minutes, you have a working Cascading Dropdown App

More Ideas for Your Own Jira Apps

📋 Daily Status Coordinator

Streamline team status updates and coordination

Copy this prompt:
"Create a project page app that helps team members track daily progress. Show each person's completed tasks, current work, and blockers. Include easy buttons to update status, flag impediments, and add quick notes for team coordination."

What you'll get: Digital standup board with status tracking

🎯 Sprint Capacity Calculator

Optimize sprint planning with data-driven insights

Copy this prompt:
"Build a project page app for sprint planning that shows backlog items with story point estimates, team capacity calculator, drag-and-drop sprint assignment, and velocity-based recommendations. Include commitment warnings when over-capacity and historical data."

What you'll get: Smart sprint planning tool with capacity management

🔄 Task Dependency Mapper

Visualize and manage complex task relationships

Copy this prompt:
"Create a project page app that visualizes task dependencies as a network diagram. Show blocking relationships, critical path highlighting, and dependency health status. Include alerts for at-risk dependencies and resolution tracking with timeline impact."

What you'll get: Visual dependency management with critical path analysis

📅 Milestone Timeline Tracker

Monitor progress toward major deliverables

Copy this prompt:
"Build a project page app showing project milestones as an interactive timeline with progress indicators. Display completion percentage, tasks remaining, risk status, and estimated completion dates. Include milestone comparison and trend analysis with delay predictions."

What you'll get: Interactive timeline with predictive analytics

⚡ Risk Assessment Dashboard

Identify and track project risks and issues

Copy this prompt:
"Create a project page app for risk management with risk register, impact/probability matrix, mitigation planning, and escalation workflows. Include automatic risk scoring, aging reports for overdue actions, and risk trend analysis."

What you'll get: Comprehensive risk management system

🎨 Resource Allocation Planner

Optimize team assignments across multiple projects

Copy this prompt:
"Build a project page app showing resource allocation across multiple projects. Display team member availability, skills matching, conflict detection, and capacity forecasting. Include drag-and-drop assignment and overallocation warnings with suggestions."

What you'll get: Strategic resource planning with conflict resolution

📊 Budget & Time Monitor

Track project financials and time investment

Copy this prompt:
"Create a project page app that tracks project budget vs actual spend, time logging integration, cost per story point analysis, and burn rate calculations. Include budget alerts, forecasting based on current trends, and ROI analysis."

What you'll get: Financial tracking with predictive insights

🔍 Quality Analytics Hub

Monitor and improve development quality metrics

Copy this prompt:
"Build a project page app showing quality metrics including bug detection rate, fix turnaround time, test coverage, defect density, and quality trends. Display defect lifecycle analysis, testing progress indicators, and quality improvement suggestions."

What you'll get: Comprehensive quality monitoring with actionable insights

💡 Prompt Writing Techniques

Make It Visual:

Instead of: "Show team workload"
Try: "Display team member workload as horizontal progress bars with color coding"

Specify Data Sources:

Instead of: "Track project progress"
Try: "Track project progress using story points, epic completion, and milestone dates"

Define Interactions:

Instead of: "Let users update status"
Try: "Include dropdown menus for status updates, drag-and-drop task assignment, and one-click alerts"

Include Alerts & Indicators:

Instead of: "Show overdue items"
Try: "Highlight overdue items in red with days overdue counter and escalation warnings"

Request Comparisons:

Instead of: "Show velocity"
Try: "Show current velocity compared to last 3 sprints with percentage change and trend arrows"

🔧 Customization Examples

Popular Modifications You Can Request:

Add Integrations:

"Also send daily summary notifications to our Slack #standups channel"

Include Custom Fields:

"Add our custom priority levels: P0-Critical, P1-High, P2-Medium, P3-Low"

Customize Time Periods:

"Show data for our 3-week sprint cycles instead of 2-week"

Add Export Features:

"Include export button to generate PDF reports for monthly reviews"

Include Filtering:

"Add filters by team, project, assignee, and date range with saved filter presets"

Role-Based Views:

"Show different data based on user role: detailed view for team leads, summary for executives"

🎯 Industry-Specific Adaptations

Development Teams:

Add: Code review metrics, deployment frequency, technical debt scores, automated testing results

Marketing Campaigns:

Add: Campaign performance data, content approval workflows, social media metrics, conversion tracking

Construction Projects:

Add: Safety metrics, permit tracking, material delivery status, weather impact indicators

Healthcare Initiatives:

Add: Compliance checklists, patient safety scores, regulatory approval status, audit trail reports

📝 Prompt Structure Template

Use this template for any app idea:

"Create a [dashboard gadget/project page app] that [main function].

Display: [specific visual elements]
Include: [data sources and metrics]
Features: [interactive elements]
Alerts: [warning conditions]
Organization: [grouping and filtering]"

Example:

"Create a dashboard gadget that tracks marketing campaign progress.

Display: Progress bars for each campaign with completion percentages
Include: Task counts, deadline indicators, and budget utilization
Features: Click to drill down into campaign details
Alerts: Red highlighting for campaigns behind schedule
Organization: Group by campaign type with sort by launch date"

Ready to create your custom solution? Copy any prompt above, modify it for your specific needs, and paste it into the No-code Apps Creator!

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