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Links JQL Functions

 

The instructions on this page describe how to execute a JQL search using JQL Search Extensions.

 

Links JQL functions

JQL functions are accessible from Extended Search screen or via Extended Search filters in Jira advanced search.

LinkedIssuesOfQuery

For a given JQL subquery and an optional link type, it finds issues linked to resulting issues.

issue in linkedIssuesOfQuery("project=ACME", "is blocked by") finds issues that my project ACME is blocked by
issue in linkedIssuesOfQuery("project=ACME", "blocks") finds issues that project ACME blocks
issue in linkedIssuesOfQuery("type=Epic AND status='To Do'") finds issues that are linked in any way with epics that are in progress

Links JQL Aliases

LinksCount

Search for issues with a particular number of links. 

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Find issues which have links. 

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LinkedBy

Search for issues that are linked by particular issues. 

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Find issues which were linked by JQL-3 or JQL-5. 

linkedBy in (JQL-3, JQL-5)

 

LinksIssue

Search for issues which links a particular issue. 

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Find issues which link JQL-3 or JQL-5

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LinkType

Search for issues which have a particular link type. 

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Find all issues which are blocked by another issue

 

LinkedIssueStatus

Search for issues which are linked or link issues with a particular status. 

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Find all issues which are linked by issues in "To Do" status. 

 

LinkedIssueStatusCategory

Search for issues which are linked or link issues with a particular status category. 

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Find all issues which are linked or link issues in status category "Done"

 

LinkedIssueType

Search for issues which are linked or link issue with a particular issue type. 

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Find all issues which are linked by Bugs. 

 

LinkedIssuePriority

Search for issues which are linked or links issues with a particular priority. 

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Find all issues which are linked by high priority issues.

 

LinksIssuesCount

Search for issues which link to a particular number of issues. 

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Find issues which link more than 5 issues.

 

LinkedByIssuesCount

Search for issues which are linked by a particular number of issues. 

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Find issues which are linked by more than 10 issues. 

 

LinkedByIssueProject

Search for issues which are linked by issues from a particular project. 

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Find all issues which are linked by issues from project JQL

 

LinksIssueProject

Search for issues which link to issues from a particular project. 

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Find all issues which link to issues from project JQL