Smart querying using quick search

The name says it all! JIRA allows smart querying using its Quick Search functionality and it enables users to find critical information with ease. There is a pre-defined set of search keywords that JIRA recognizes and we can use them to search smart and fast!

In this recipe, we will look at how we can do smart querying on some of the JIRA fields.

How to do it...

Before we start, the Quick Search box is located at the right-hand top corner of JIRA, as shown:

How to do it...

The following is how we can search on some of the fields as of JIRA 7. Don't forget to check how many of them are supported in your version of JIRA!

  • Issue key: If ...

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