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diff --git a/doc/user/project/milestones/burndown_and_burnup_charts.md b/doc/user/project/milestones/burndown_and_burnup_charts.md index 7c22b271ec2..05cc424e5ee 100644 --- a/doc/user/project/milestones/burndown_and_burnup_charts.md +++ b/doc/user/project/milestones/burndown_and_burnup_charts.md @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated w  -## Burndown charts **(PREMIUM)** +## Burndown charts > - [Added](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/6495) to GitLab 11.2 for group milestones. > - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/6903) [fixed burndown charts](#fixed-burndown-charts) in GitLab 13.6. @@ -73,10 +73,8 @@ The chart indicates the project's progress throughout that milestone (for issues In particular, it shows how many issues were or are still open for a given day in the milestone's corresponding period. -The burndown chart can also be toggled to display the cumulative open issue -weight for a given day. When using this feature, make sure issue weights have -been properly assigned, since an open issue with no weight adds zero to the -cumulative value. +You can also toggle the burndown chart to display the +[cumulative open issue weight](#switch-between-number-of-issues-and-issue-weight) for a given day. ### Fixed burndown charts @@ -100,7 +98,7 @@ Therefore, when the milestone start date is changed, the number of opened issues change. Reopened issues are considered as having been opened on the day after they were last closed. -## Burnup charts **(PREMIUM)** +## Burnup charts > - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/6903) in GitLab 13.6. > - [Feature flag removed](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/268350) in GitLab 13.7. @@ -123,12 +121,21 @@ To view a group's burnup chart: ### How burnup charts work Burnup charts have separate lines for total work and completed work. The total line -shows when scope is reduced or added to a milestone. The completed work is a count -of issues closed. +shows changes to the scope of a milestone. When an open issue is moved to another +milestone, the "total issues" goes down but the "completed issues" stays the same. +The completed work is a count of issues closed. When an issue is closed, the "total +issues" remains the same and "completed issues" goes up. -Burnup charts can show either the total number of issues or total weight for each -day of the milestone. Use the toggle above the charts to switch between total -and weight. +## Switch between number of issues and issue weight + +In both burndown or burnup charts you can view them +either by the total number of issues +or the total weight for each day of the milestone. + +To switch between the two settings, select either **Issues** or **Issue weight** above the charts. + +When sorting by weight, make sure all your issues +have weight assigned, because issues with no weight don't show on the chart. <!-- ## Troubleshooting |