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Comparison with ScriptRunner for Jira Server

Note: Migrating to Cloud?

For more details, or if you are migrating to Cloud, refer to the Platform Differences between ScriptRunner for Jira Server/DC and Jira Cloud and Feature Parity and Script Alternatives sections within our ScriptRunner Migration to Cloud section. For JQL functions and Keywords to work, you must complete an initial synchronisation after migrating.

Although you may be familiar with advanced queries in the Jira Server version of ScriptRunner, the Cloud infrastructure differs and, therefore, some queries are not available or are implemented differently. Even if you have a good understanding of JQL Functions from Jira Server, it's worth noting that some of the concepts here are a little different.

As it is not possible to integrate directly into the standard search functionality that Jira Cloud provides, the ScriptRunner Enhanced Search functionality provides the ability to run advanced JQL functions in your Jira filters in a similar way to ScriptRunner for Jira Server. You can read more details on the differences in the JQL Query Comparison information.

Note: It is not possible in Jira Cloud for an add-on to alter the results of a JQL search either during or after a search is being performed.

Differences

  • If you want to use a custom field, you can use either field key customfield_10500 or field name e.g. 'StoryPoints'. Custom field names are likely to have spaces, which can't be parsed. If so, remove the spaces. It's not case-sensitive but use camel-case for maximum readability. If your field names have any other punctuation you must use the format customfield_10500.
  • When you specify regular expressions, you don't have to escape backslash characters. Example: write \d+ instead of \\\d+

Unsupported functions

Compared to ScriptRunner for Jira Server, we cannot deliver the functions described below.

myProjects/recentProjects

We are not able to support queries that are based on user-specific data.

aggregateExpression

At this time we are not implementing this function.

JQL query comparison

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

```xml
Jira Server JQLJira Cloud JQLDescription
issueFunction in hasComments(3)numberOfComments = 3Issues have exactly 3 comments
issueFunction in hasComments('+5')numberOfComments > 5Issues have more than 5 comments
issueFunction in hasComments('-5')numberOfComments < 5Issues 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 = 5f8eddaaf162650070bce0fbIssues 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("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')Issues with comments by a user in the jira-users group
issueFunction in commented('inRole Administrators')Issues with comments by a user with the Administrators role
issueFunction in lastComment('by jbloggs')lastCommentBy = 5f8eddaaf162650070bce0fbIssues 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')Issues with the most recent comment authored by a user with the Developers role
issueFunction in lastComment('inGroup jira-administrators')Issues with the most recent comment authored by a user in the jira-administrators group
issueFunction in lastUpdated('by asmith')Issues that were updated most recently by user asmith
issueFunction in lastUpdated('inRole Administrators')Issues that were updated most recently by a user with the Administrators role
issueFunction in lastUpdated('inGroup jira-software-users')Issues that were updated most recently by a user in the jira-software-users group
issueFunction in hasAttachments()numberOfAttachments > 0Issues that have attachments
not availablenumberOfAttachments > 10Issues 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()')Issues that have attachments uploaded at the start of the week
issueFunction in fileAttached('by jbloggs')fileAttachedBy = 5f8eddaaf162650070bce0fbIssues that have attachments uploaded by user jbloggs via the user account ID
issueFunction in workLogged('inRole Developers')Issues that have work logged against them by a user with the Developers role
issueFunction in workLogged('inGroup service-desk-users')Issues that have work logged against them by a user in the service-desk-users group
issueFunction in workLogged('by jsmith')provided by Jira: worklogAuthor = 5f8eddaaf162650070bce0fbIssues that have work logged by user jsmith via the user account ID
issueFunction in workLogged('on 2011-06-30')provided by Jira: worklogDate = 2011-06-30Issues 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)Both versions of ScriptRunner use JQL Functions. However, this feature has been implemented as Enhanced Search within ScriptRunner for Jira Cloud.See ScriptRunner Enhanced Search JQL Functions for more information
issueFunction in hasSubtasks()numberOfSubtasks > 0Issues that have subtasks
not availablenumberOfSubtasks >= 10Issues that more than or equal to 10 subtasks
issueFunction in subtasksOf(subquery)Both versions of ScriptRunner use JQL Functions. However, this feature has been implemented as Enhanced Search within ScriptRunner for Jira Cloud.See ScriptRunner Enhanced Search JQL Functions for more information
issueFunction in childrenOf(subquery)Both versions of ScriptRunner use JQL Functions. However, this feature has been implemented as Enhanced Search within ScriptRunner for Jira Cloud.See ScriptRunner Enhanced Search JQL Functions for more information
issueFunction in parentsOf(subquery)Both versions of ScriptRunner use JQL Functions. However, this feature has been implemented as Enhanced Search within ScriptRunner for Jira Cloud.See ScriptRunner Enhanced Search JQL Functions for more information
issueFunction in hasLinks()numberOfLinks > 0Issues that have links to other issues
not availablenumberOfLinks = 5Issues that have 5 links to other issues
issueFunction in linkedIssuesOf(subquery)Both versions of ScriptRunner use JQL Functions. However, this feature has been implemented as Enhanced Search within ScriptRunner for Jira Cloud.See ScriptRunner Enhanced Search JQL Functions for more information
issueFunction in epicsOf(subquery)Both versions of ScriptRunner use JQL Functions. However, this feature has been implemented as Enhanced Search within ScriptRunner for Jira Cloud.Can be achieved using linkedIssuesOf
issueFunction in issuesInEpics(subquery)Both versions of ScriptRunner use JQL Functions. However, this feature has been implemented as Enhanced Search within ScriptRunner for Jira Cloud.issuesInEpics that match the subquery
issueFunction in linkedIssuesOfRecursive(subquery, linkName)Both versions of ScriptRunner use JQL Functions. However, this feature has been implemented as Enhanced Search within ScriptRunner for Jira Cloud.See JQL Functions for more information
issueFunction in linkedIssuesOfRecursiveLimited(subquery, depth, linkName)Both versions of ScriptRunner use JQL Functions. However, this feature has been implemented as Enhanced Search within ScriptRunner for Jira Cloud.See ScriptRunner Enhanced Search JQL Functions for more information
issueFunction in linkedIssuesOfRemote(remoteLink, searchTerm)Issues with remote links that match the search term
issueFunction in expression(Subquery, expression)See ScriptRunner Enhanced Search JQL Functions for more information
project in projectMatch(regularExpression)Both versions of ScriptRunner use JQL Functions. However, this feature has been implemented as Enhanced Search within ScriptRunner for Jira Cloud.See ScriptRunner Enhanced Search JQL Functions for more information
fixVersion in versionMatch(regularExpression)Both versions of ScriptRunner use JQL Functions. However, this feature has been implemented as Enhanced Search within ScriptRunner for Jira Cloud.See ScriptRunner Enhanced Search JQL Functions for more information
component in componentMatch(regularExpression)Both versions of ScriptRunner use JQL Functions. However, this feature has been implemented as Enhanced Search within ScriptRunner for Jira Cloud.See ScriptRunner Enhanced Search JQL Functions for more information
issueFunction in issueFieldMatch(subquery, fieldName, regularExpression)Both versions of ScriptRunner use JQL Functions. However, this feature has been implemented as Enhanced Search within ScriptRunner for Jira Cloud.See ScriptRunner Enhanced Search JQL Functions for more information
issueFunction in issueFieldExactMatch(subquery, fieldName, regularExpression)Both versions of ScriptRunner use JQL Functions. However, this feature has been implemented as Enhanced Search within ScriptRunner for Jira Cloud.See ScriptRunner Enhanced Search JQL Functions for more information
issueFunction in recentProjects()Issues in the current user's recently view projects. See ScriptRunner Enhanced Search JQL Functions.
issueFunction in myProjects()Issues in the current user's projects. See ScriptRunner Enhanced Search JQL Functions.
issueFunction in aggregateExpression()See ScriptRunner Enhanced Search JQL Functions for more information
fixVersion in earliestUnreleasedVersionByReleaseDate(projectKey)Issues with a fixVersion that matches the unreleased version with the earliest release date
issueFunction in addedAfterSprintStart(boardName, sprintName)Both versions of ScriptRunner use JQL Functions. However, this feature has been implemented as Enhanced Search within ScriptRunner for Jira Cloud.Issues that were added to a sprint after it started. See ScriptRunner Enhanced Search JQL Functions.
issueFunction in removedAfterSprintStart(boardName, sprintName)Issues that were removed from a sprint after it started
issueFunction in incompleteInSprint(boardName, sprintName)Issues that were not completed in a sprint
issueFunction in completeInSprint(boardName, sprintName)Issues that were completed in a sprint
issueFunction in nextSprint(boardName)Both versions of ScriptRunner use JQL Functions. However, this feature has been implemented as Enhanced Search within ScriptRunner for Jira Cloud.Issues that are in the next sprint for a given Agile board. See ScriptRunner Enhanced Search JQL Functions.
issueFunction in previousSprint(boardName)Both versions of ScriptRunner use JQL Functions. However, this feature has been implemented as Enhanced Search within ScriptRunner for Jira Cloud.Issues that are in the previous sprint for a given Agile board. See ScriptRunner Enhanced Search JQL Functions.
issueFunction in inSprint(boardName, sprintName)Both versions of ScriptRunner use JQL Functions. However, this feature has been implemented as Enhanced Search within ScriptRunner for Jira Cloud.Issues that are in a given sprint. See ScriptRunner Enhanced Search JQL Functions.
```

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