JQL Query Comparison with ScriptRunner for Jira Server

The table below contains equivalent JQL queries from ScriptRunner for Jira Server and Jira Cloud. Differences between the two systems are highlighted.

Jira Server JQLJira Cloud JQLDescription
issueFunction in hasComments(3)
numberOfComments = 3

Issues have exactly 3 comments

issueFunction in hasComments('+5')
numberOfComments > 5

Issues have more than 5 comments

issueFunction in hasComments('-5')
numberOfComments < 5

Issues have less than 5 comments

issueFunction in commented("after -7d")
lastCommentedDate > startOfDay("-7d")

Issues with comments added within the last 7 days

issueFunction in commented("on 2012/12/31")
commentedOn = '2012-12-31'

Issues with comments created on 31st December 2012

issueFunction in commented("by jbloggs")
commentedBy = 5f8eddaaf162650070bce0fb

Issues with comments authored by user jbloggs via the user account ID

issueFunction in commented('by currentUser()')
commentedBy = currentUser()

Issues with comments authored by the current logged in user

issueFunction in commented("roleLevel Developers")
commentVisibleRole = Developers

Issues with comments restricted to the Developers role

issueFunction in commented("groupLevel jira-administrators")
commentVisibleGroup = 'jira-administrators'

Issues with comments restricted to the jira-administrators group

issueFunction in commented("before startOfWeek()")
firstCommentedDate < startOfWeek()

Issues with comments added before the start of this week

issueFunction in commented('after startOfMonth(-1) before endOfMonth(-1) by currentUser()')
lastCommentedDate > startOfMonth('-1') AND lastCommentedDate < endOfMonth('-1') AND commentedBy = currentUser()

Issues with comments added after the start of last month and comments added before the end of last month and comments authored by the current user

issueFunction in commented('inGroup jira-users')

not available

Issues with comments by a user in the jira-users group

issueFunction in commented('inRole Administrators')

not available

Issues with comments by a user with the Administrators role

issueFunction in lastComment('by jbloggs')
lastCommentBy = 5f8eddaaf162650070bce0fb

Issues with the most recent comment authored by user jbloggs via the user account ID

issueFunction in lastComment('after startOfWeek()')
lastCommentedDate > startOfWeek()

Issues with the most recent comment created since the start of the week

issueFunction in lastComment('before 2016-01-01')
lastCommentedDate < '2016-01-01'

Issues with the most recent comment created before 1st January 2016

issueFunction in lastComment('on 2015-02-01')
lastCommentedDate = '2015-02-01'

Issues with the most recent comment created on the 14th February 2015

issueFunction in lastComment('inRole Developers')

not available

Issues with the most recent comment authored by a user with the Developers role

issueFunction in lastComment('inGroup jira-administrators')

not available

Issues with the most recent comment authored by a user in the jira-administrators group

issueFunction in lastComment('roleLevel Developers')
lastCommentVisibleRole = Developers

Issues with the most recent comment restricted to only the Developers role

issueFunction in lastComment('roleGroup jira-users')
lastCommentVisibleGroup = jira-users

Issues with the most recent comment restricted to only the jira-users group

issueFunction in lastUpdated('by asmith')

not available

Issues that were updated most recently by user asmith

issueFunction in lastUpdated('inRole Administrators')

not available

Issues that were updated most recently by a user with the Administrators role

issueFunction in lastUpdated('inGroup jira-software-users')

not available

Issues that were updated most recently by a user in the jira-software-users group

issueFunction in hasAttachments()
numberOfAttachments > 0

Issues that have attachments

not available

numberOfAttachments > 10

Issues that have at least 10 attachments

issueFunction in hasAttachments("docx")
attachmentType = "docx"

Issues that have attachments with the 'docx' file extension

issueFunction in fileAttached('after -4w')
lastAttachmentDate > startOfDay('-4w')

Issues that have attachments uploaded since 4 weeks ago

issueFunction in fileAttached('before lastLogin()')
firstAttachmentDate < lastLogin()

Issues that have attachments uploaded before the current users last login

issueFunction in fileAttached('on startOfWeek()')

not available

Issues that have attachments uploaded at the start of the week

issueFunction in fileAttached('by jbloggs')
fileAttachedBy = 5f8eddaaf162650070bce0fb

Issues that have attachments uploaded by user jbloggs via the user account ID

issueFunction in workLogged('inRole Developers')

not available

Issues that have work logged against them by a user with the Developers role

issueFunction in workLogged('inGroup service-desk-users')

not available

Issues that have work logged against them by a user in the service-desk-users group

issueFunction in workLogged('roleLevel Developers')
worklogVisibleRole = Developers

Issues that have work logged against them restricted to the Developers role

issueFunction in workLogged('groupLevel service-desk-users')
worklogVisibleGroup = 'service-desk-users'

Issues that have work logged against them restricted to the service-desk-users group

issueFunction in workLogged('by jsmith')

provided by Jira: worklogAuthor = 5f8eddaaf162650070bce0fb

Issues that have work logged by user jsmith via the user account ID

issueFunction in workLogged('on 2011-06-30')

provided by Jira: worklogDate = 2011-06-30

Issues that have work logged on the 30th June 2011

issueFunction in workLogged('after startOfWeek()')

provided by Jira: worklogDate > startOfWeek()

Issues that have work logged since the start of this week

issueFunction in workLogged('before startOfMonth()')

provided by Jira: worklogDate < startOfMonth()

Issues that have work logged before the start of this month

issueFunction in dateCompare(subquery, date comparison expression)

available via ScriptRunner Enhanced Search

See JQL Functions for more information

issueFunction in hasSubtasks()
numberOfSubtasks > 0

Issues that have subtasks

not available

numberOfSubtasks >= 10

Issues that more than or equal to 10 subtasks

issueFunction in subtasksOf(subquery)

available via ScriptRunner Enhanced Search

See JQL Functions for more information

issueFunction in parentsOf(subquery)

available via ScriptRunner Enhanced Search

See JQL Functions for more information

issueFunction in hasLinks()
numberOfLinks > 0

Issues that have links to other issues

not available
numberOfLinks = 5

Issues that have 5 links to other issues

issueFunction in hasLinks("is blocked by")
hasLinks = "is blocked by"

Issues that are blocked by other issues

issueFunction in hasLinkType("Duplicate")
issueLinkType = "Duplicate"

Issues that have a Duplicate issue link (either inbound or outbound)

issueFunction in linkedIssuesOf(subquery)

available via ScriptRunner Enhanced Search

See JQL Functions for more information

issueFunction in epicsOf(subquery)

available via ScriptRunner Enhanced Search

Can be achieved using linkedIssuesOf

issueFunction in issuesInEpics(subquery)

available via ScriptRunner Enhanced Search

Issues in epics that match the subquery

issueFunction in linkedIssuesOfRecursive(subquery, linkName)

available via ScriptRunner Enhanced Search

See JQL Functions for more information

issueFunction in linkedIssuesOfRecursiveLimited(subquery, depth, linkName)

available via ScriptRunner Enhanced Search

See JQL Functions for more information

issueFunction in linkedIssuesOfRemote(remoteLink, searchTerm)

not available

Issues with remote links that match the search term

issueFunction in expression(Subquery, expression)

not available

See JQL Functions for more information

project in projectMatch(regularExpression)

available via ScriptRunner Enhanced Search

See JQL Functions for more information

fixVersion in versionMatch(regularExpression)

available via ScriptRunner Enhanced Search

See JQL Functions for more information

component in componentMatch(regularExpression)

available via ScriptRunner Enhanced Search

See JQL Functions for more information

issueFunction in issueFieldMatch(subquery, fieldName, regularExpression)

available via ScriptRunner Enhanced Search

See JQL Functions for more information

issueFunction in issueFieldExactMatch(subquery, fieldName, regularExpression)

available via ScriptRunner Enhanced Search

See JQL Functions for more information

issueFunction in recentProjects()

not available

Issues in the current user’s recently view projects

issueFunction in myProjects()

not available

Issues in the current user’s projects

issueFunction in aggregateExpression()

not available

See JQL Functions for more information

fixVersion in earliestUnreleasedVersionByReleaseDate(projectKey)

not available

Issues with a fixVersion that matches the unreleased version with the earliest release date

issueFunction in addedAfterSprintStart(boardName, sprintName)

available via ScriptRunner Enhanced Search

Issues that were added to a sprint after it started

issueFunction in removedAfterSprintStart(boardName, sprintName)

not available

Issues that were removed from a sprint after it started

issueFunction in incompleteInSprint(boardName, sprintName)

not available

Issues that were not completed in a sprint

issueFunction in completeInSprint(boardName, sprintName)

not available

Issues that were completed in a sprint

issueFunction in nextSprint(boardName)

available via ScriptRunner Enhanced Search

Issues that are in the next sprint for a given Agile board

issueFunction in previousSprint(boardName)

available via ScriptRunner Enhanced Search

Issues that are in the previous sprint for a given Agile board

issueFunction in inSprint(boardName, sprintName)

available via ScriptRunner Enhanced Search

Issues that are in a given sprint