I’m looking for ways to create a comprehensive project dashboard using Bugzilla that would include features like timeline views, bug statistics charts, and consolidated data display on a single interface. My team needs better visibility into our project status and I’m wondering if Bugzilla can be configured or extended to provide this kind of overview. I’m open to using Eclipse plugins or other third-party tools that integrate with Bugzilla’s standard API. However, I can’t use solutions that require direct database access to Bugzilla’s backend since we don’t have that level of system access in our environment. Has anyone successfully set up something like this? What tools or approaches worked best for creating JIRA-like dashboard views while working with Bugzilla?
yeah, bugzilla’s built-in dashboards are pretty terrible compared to jira. if your company has splunk, that’s been my go-to - just pull data from the api and build custom charts. for something lighter, try freeboard.io. it plays nice with bugzilla’s rest endpoints and it’s free.
While Bugzilla’s dashboard capabilities fall short of JIRA’s, there are effective ways to enhance its functionality. I’ve successfully utilized saved searches to create basic project views. The key is leveraging Bugzilla’s REST API to pull data into applications like Grafana or building custom HTML dashboards with JavaScript charts. For timeline visualizations, exporting data to CSV and using dedicated project management tools is often more practical. My team developed a straightforward web app that queries Bugzilla’s API regularly to generate charts on bug trends, resolution rates, and component distributions. Although it’s not as polished as JIRA, it provides the required visibility for stakeholders without needing direct database access.
Bugzilla has some built-in reporting that might work. You can generate charts in the Reports section based on product, component, and time data to show trends. The tabular reports and charts update automatically when your bug data changes. For better dashboards, I’ve used PowerBI with Bugzilla’s API. Takes some setup to connect the data and build visualizations, but you get real-time dashboards with filtering once it’s running. PowerBI does the chart work for you and you can make different dashboard pages for different teams. Another option is using Bugzilla’s email notifications and search alerts to send automated status updates. It’s like having dashboard info delivered to your team without the actual dashboard.