The time period covered by the graph. Select a time period from the drop-down list:

• Custom. A time period between any two dates. Set the start and end dates.

• Week/Month/Quarter/Year. A fixed time period any time in the past. Use the arrows to jump to the next or previous period, or set the start or end date of the period in the drop-down calendars.

• Last. A time period ending at the current date. Select a time unit (day, week, month, quarter, or year) and set the number of time units you want to cover in the graph.

• All days. Includes all time periods from the beginning of the project until the current date.

The time interval at which data is grouped on the x-axis.

• Raw Data. View the number of requirements, tests, or defects over the period of time you selected.

• Changes over Time. View the change in the number of requirements, tests, or defects over the period of time you selected. Each record begins at 0.

Select a field to determine the information by which ALM groups data in the graph. You can group the data only by string or list fields.

For cross-project graphs, select QC Projects to group the data by project.

If you set a filter on the same field as the Group By field, groups in the graphs may include values that you filtered out. This is because in progress graphs the filter operates on current values, while groupings operate on historical values. For example, the Group By field in a Defects graph is set to Status, and the current filter includes all defects whose status is Open. When the graph is generated, all previous statuses of the open defects, such as Rejected, will appear in the graph even if Rejected was not included in the filter.

Available for Requirements only.

Whether or not to include parent requirements with the Not Covered status.

Select the data that displays on the y-axis.

• Count. Display the total number of items (for example, a count of open defects).

• Sum of. Choose a numerical field. For example, in Defects graphs, choose Estimated Fix Time to display the estimated time required for fixing the defects. Choose Actual Fix Time to display the actual time spent on fixing the defects.

  For defect cycle time by phase graphs, select Sum of to display the total time spent on each phase.

• Average of. Display the average time spent on each phase. This option is available for defect cycle time by phase graphs only.

The information displayed along the x-axis of the graph.

Tip: In cross-project graphs, select QC Projects to display the data by project.

Select a field to determine the information by which ALM groups data in the graph. You can group the data only by string or list fields.

Tip: For cross-project graphs, select QC Projects to group the data by project.

Available for Requirements only.

Whether or not to include parent requirements with the Not Covered status.

See Grouped.

You can group all defects older than a certain period (for example, older than six months) in one column, and all defects more recent than that period in a second column. Alternatively, you can group the defects by all available periods.

• Select a period to group defects in two columns.

• Select No grouping to view all of the available periods.

Select the data that displays on the y-axis.

• Count. Select Count to display the total number of items (for example, a count of open defects).

• Sum of. Select Sum of and choose a numerical field. For example, in Defects graphs, choose Estimated Fix Time to display the estimated time required for fixing the defects. Choose Actual Fix Time to display the actual time spent on fixing the defects.

See Grouped.

Select the field that defines phases for anomalies graphs.

For example, if you want to define phase by the Status system field, such as Open, Fixed, and Closed, then select Status for this field.

You can also specify a user-defined field to define phases. The user-defined field should meet the following requirements:

• It's a lookup list field.

• It enables the History property.

• It enables verify values.

• It disables multiple values.

For details, see Customize project entities.

Select a phase. The available values of this field depend on which field you use to define phases.

For example, if you want to know how many defects remained in the Open status for a certain duration, select Status in the Phase Defined by field, and Open in the Stuck in Phase field.

Specify the pending duration for defects that remained in the phase defined by the Stuck in Phase field.

For example, if you want to know how many defects remained in the Open status for no less than 5 days, enter 5 in the >= field.

Select the statuses that are considered as complete status. If the run status of a test instance is one of the selected values, ALM treats the test instance as completed.

Availability: This option is available for Planned vs. Actual (Test Run History) graphs only.

See Grouped.