Issue Overview

The Issue Overview page is a comprehensive dashboard in FOSSA that provides organizations with a centralized view of all security, licensing, and quality issues across their projects.

1. Comprehensive Filtering Capabilities

Includes several filters to customize the issue view:

Issue Type Filter – Select category (Licensing, Security/Vulnerability, Quality)
Label Filter – Filter by project labels (hidden on project-specific views)
Date Filter – Select a historical date range
Export Button – Generate reports based on current filter settings

2. KPI (Key Performance Indicator) Section

Displays four main metric cards:

Total Issues – Sum of all issue types (active + ignored + remediated)
Total Active Issues – Currently active issues requiring attention
Total Ignored Issues – Issues marked as ignored/accepted
Total Remediated Issues – Resolved issues

Each KPI card includes:

Current count
Delta (change) from previous period with +/- indicators
Percentage or numerical change
Tooltips with additional context

3. Issue History Graph

Interactive time-series visualization featuring:

Stacked Area Chart showing issue trends over the selected date range
Three data series:
- Active Issues (default color)
- Ignored Issues (purple)
- Remediated Issues (green)
Date Range Header – Displays the selected time period
Interactive Features – Tooltips and legend
Y-axis – Count of issues

4. Breakdown Section

Category-specific breakdowns with dedicated graphs:

Licensing Breakdown (always available)

Format: “X new licensing issues”
Types: Policy Conflict, Policy Flag, Unlicensed Dependency
Color-coded visualizations

Security Breakdown (requires Security feature)

Format: “X new security issues”
Breakdown by severity: Critical, High, Medium, Low, Unknown
Severity-based color coding (Critical = red, High = orange, etc.)

Quality Breakdown (requires Quality feature)

Format: “X new quality issues”
Types: Blocked Dependencies, Outdated Dependencies, Risk indicators
Uses shortened names for better display

5. Access Control & Permissions

Feature Gate – Not available for free-tier organizations
Permission Requirements – Users need view permissions for at least one issue type
Feature Dependencies – Security/Quality sections only appear if those features are enabled
Project Context – Can be viewed globally or scoped to specific projects