As a user I would like to be able to view epic as one axis of the Two Dimensional Filter Statistics gadget.
To view data for an epic in this gadget the Epic Link field is most appropriate. This is the field that shows the name of the epic to which an issue is assigned. The Epic Name field, which is only available on the epic issue type, will not be added to the gadget since there seems to be no clear use-case for its inclusion and it is likely to add confusion.
Original summary: Epic Name in Two Dimensional Filter Statistics
Original description: It would be great if we can have an option to add the Epic Name as one of the axis in the Two Dimensional Filter Statistics gadget.
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JSWSERVER-6754 As an Atlassian (enterprise) customer I request that Rapid Board fulfills some MUST HAVE requirements
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[JSWSERVER-8003] Epic in Two Dimensional Filter Statistics
This Suggestion has now been implemented and has shipped in JIRA Agile 6.7.4
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Martin
JIRA Agile
The Epic Link name is what is wanted. Just as the EpicLinkCustomFieldIndexer.java addIndex() method gets the name of the Epic in the linked issue, that is the name of the Epic to be shown in the gadget.
Thanks for the additional comments so far. At this point it seems there are no use-cases for the epic name field to be used in this gadget.
For those interested in the related story bblackwell mentions, please follow: https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/GHS-10424
Kind regards,
Martin
JIRA Agile
Brian Blackwell
added a comment - The first example, epic by story statuses, is what my corporation requires as well. I will note that ideally that breakdown would be available by story points and not just # of issues, but I understand that is being tracked elsewhere.
Brian Blackwell
added a comment - The first example, epic by story statuses, is what my corporation requires as well. I will note that ideally that breakdown would be available by story points and not just # of issues, but I understand that is being tracked elsewhere. I would like to see epic link used, as that is the data I am trying to display - the number of issues within each epic, for each status, as in your first example
Hello Martin,
I confirm your understanding, actually we were stressing on "Epic Name" to say implicitly the Name of the Epic Link, because in earlier releases it was not possible to display the Name of the Epic in Reports/Gadgets... We were only able to see the actual issue ID.
Thanks,
Pierre
nwheaton1, jlove0413, pierre.elkhoury - it would be the same name for epic name or epic link - both would be the short name of the epic.
The question is more about the expected data returned and therefore the use-case. My assumption is that the epic link data is useful but that epic name is not.
I'm hoping to confirm epic link is what everyone wants or to understand some use-cases for epic name.
Rough examples
Epic link and status as 2 dimensions
| Status | To Do | In Progress | Done |
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| Mobile | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Website | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Desktop | 3 | 0 | 0 |
This shows the number of issues for each epic in each status
Epic name and status as 2 dimensions:
| Status | To Do | In Progress | Done |
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| Mobile | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Website | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Desktop | 1 | 0 | 0 |
This shows the number of epics in each status - this can only be 1 or 0 since there is only one epic of each name and it can only be in one status.
Kind regards,
Martin
JIRA Agile
Nora Leyva
added a comment - Epic Link is what our team would like to use for an available field. 
NeilW
added a comment - The text of the epic link would be fine (i.e., not the issuekey of the referenced epic)
NeilW
added a comment - The text of the epic link would be fine (i.e., not the issuekey of the referenced epic) Thanks for watching, voting and commenting on this issue. I would like to clarify this Suggestion as we look to improve this gadget.
The epic name field is the short name for an epic and is only found on the epic issue type. The epic link field shows the assignment of an issue to an epic and is found on issue types other than epics.
I can understand the use-case for epic link in this gadget, many issues can be assigned to each epic. So, for example, using status on one axis and epic link on the other would give a table showing how many issues are in each status for each epic.
For epic name where there is only ever one issue with that value (the epic itself) I would like to understand what the use-cases might be. Please leave a comment below with a use-case for epic name.
Kind regards,
Martin
JIRA Agile
Ken Twomey
added a comment - +1 - why not add all columns you can pick in search view Nora Leyva
added a comment - Our Team also uses Epic Link to help group issues together. To have the ability to use Epic Link/Name as part of the Two Dimensional Filter and all other gadgets will be very helpful.
Nora Leyva
added a comment - Our Team also uses Epic Link to help group issues together. To have the ability to use Epic Link/Name as part of the Two Dimensional Filter and all other gadgets will be very helpful. 
MML Operations
added a comment - We largely track our project in terms of epics and being able to report based on completion of the epics is integral.
MML Operations
added a comment - We largely track our project in terms of epics and being able to report based on completion of the epics is integral. Using Epic Name or Epic Link as a dimension in two dimensional filter statistics would be very helpful.
NeilW
added a comment - - edited Using Epic Name or Epic Link as a dimension in two dimensional filter statistics would be very helpful. 
James P. Hilving
added a comment - We got this one as a need as well. +1. It would be great to make Release dashboard with info about progress on Epics at least with SP. Please check compliance with https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/eu.kprod.jira.stattable-searchers
Haddon Fisher
added a comment - I'm not sure if this is enough of a divergence to make a new enhancement request, but it would be nice to have the 'Epic Link' field on ALL appropriate dashboard gadgets. For instance, I'd love to be able to see a pie chart showing the issues in a filter by epic.
Haddon Fisher
added a comment - I'm not sure if this is enough of a divergence to make a new enhancement request, but it would be nice to have the 'Epic Link' field on ALL appropriate dashboard gadgets. For instance, I'd love to be able to see a pie chart showing the issues in a filter by epic. 
aquadrospetry - you mention "Sprint Name" in the description and "Epic Name" in the summary. Which is it?
That's great news!