Last updated: April 2026
See the health of every epic and initiative at a glance — without drilling into child issues.
Overview
Board Studio automatically rolls up Jira field values from child issues (stories, tasks, sub-tasks) to their parent cards (epics, initiatives). Instead of opening each epic to check progress, you see aggregated metrics directly on the board — live and always up to date.
What Are Rollups?
Rollups are aggregated metrics displayed on parent-level cards. Board Studio inspects the parent–child hierarchy in your Jira data and computes summary values automatically:
- An Epic rolls up data from its Stories and Tasks.
- An Initiative rolls up data from its Epics (and transitively from Stories).
No manual configuration of hierarchy is required — Board Studio reads Jira’s native parent/child relationships.
Built-in Rollup Metrics
Board Studio ships with six purpose-built rollup metrics:
| Symbol | Metric | Description |
|---|---|---|
| # | Child Count | Total number of child issues under this parent |
| Σ | Total Points | Sum of story points across all children |
| ▦ | Status Distribution | Visual bar showing the breakdown by status category (To Do / In Progress / Done) |
| % | Completion % | Percentage of children whose status category is “Done” |
| ! | Blocked Count | Number of children that have at least one blocker link |
| ⇆ | Cross-Dependencies | Count of dependency links pointing to issues outside this parent’s scope |
Tip: Hover over any metric chip to see a tooltip with the full aggregation context — for example, “Story Points (Sum): 42 from 8 children”.
Dynamic Rollups — Roll Up Any Jira Field
Beyond the built-in metrics, Board Studio can roll up any Jira field from child issues. The aggregation type is automatically inferred from the field’s data type:
| Field Kind | Available Aggregations | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Numeric (Story Points, Custom Number) | Sum, Average, Min, Max | Sum of remaining estimate across children |
| Categorical (Status, Priority, Labels) | Distribution, Count | Priority distribution bar on an epic |
| Multi-categorical (Labels, Components) | Count Distinct, Distribution | Unique label count across children |
| Date (Due Date, Created) | Min, Max, Range | Earliest and latest due dates |
| Boolean (Flagged) | Count | Number of flagged children |
| People (Assignee, Reporter) | Count Distinct, Distribution | Number of unique assignees |
| Text (Summary, Custom Text) | Count Distinct | Number of distinct values |
Board Studio supports eight dynamic aggregation modes in total: sum, avg, min, max, distribution, count, countDistinct, and range. The appropriate modes are automatically inferred based on the field’s data type.
Note: Dynamic rollups use the same visual chip format as built-in metrics. Numeric rollups display symbol + value; categorical rollups display a segmented distribution bar.
Configuring Rollups
Choose Which Rollups Appear
Configure which rollup metrics are displayed on parent cards through the Card Layout Editor:
- Open the Configuration Sidebar.
- Navigate to the Card Layout section.
- In the rollups area, toggle individual metrics on or off.
- Reorder metrics by dragging them into your preferred sequence.
Card Preview
Before applying your changes, the Card Preview shows exactly how rollup chips will appear on a parent card — including chip order, spacing, and visual style.
Rollups and Semantic Zoom
Rollups are designed to work hand-in-hand with Semantic Zoom:
| Zoom Level | Rollup Behavior |
|---|---|
| Zoomed in (card detail) | Individual child cards are visible; rollups optional |
| Zoomed out (overview) | Child cards collapse; parent cards prominently display rollup metrics |
This means that as you zoom out to see the big picture, rollup metrics become your primary source of information — showing epic and initiative health without needing to zoom back in.
Why It Matters
| Without Rollups | With Rollups |
|---|---|
| Open each epic individually to check progress | See completion %, story points, and blockers on every epic at once |
| Manually count blocked children | Blocked count (!) highlights at-risk epics instantly |
| No visibility into cross-team dependencies | Cross-dependency count (⇆) surfaces integration risks |
| Status meetings require drilling into backlogs | Board overview provides a ready-made status report |
Tip: Combine rollups with Focus Mode — focus on a single epic to see its rollup metrics alongside all its expanded children.