JIRA Issue/Filter Macro - any way to see the epic name when searching for issues?

[Lauren Steltzer]

When I search in the JIRA issue/filter macro for issues to link, it shows the Summary of the epic, not the name. I have named my epics carefully. The summary is more descriptive, less specific, and I'm having trouble identifying which exact epic is which from the summary. Is there a way to display the epic name instead of the summary in the search results? Or should I just change my summaries to match the names?

[Kian Stack Mumo Systems]

Hey Lauren, 

You'll want to modify the macro to pull in the specific columns you want. Check this documentation out for an example: 

https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/jira-issues-macro-139380.html

[Lauren Steltzer]

Thanks for the response. I read that page and maybe I'm misunderstanding, but that seemed to be about what columns to display in the PRD. I'm trying to figure out how to see the Epic name when I'm searching... ;-)

[Kian Stack Mumo Systems]

Ahhhhh, I see what you are asking for. I understand. I'm not sure about that. I don't think there is a way you can change that it pulls in the summary without changing the code itself. 

[Kian Stack Mumo Systems]

I guess you could just pull in all epics, set the column to show the epic name and then use that to find the key of the one you're interested in. You could then change the macro to look for that key. Not super smooth but it would get you the right epics.

[Lauren Steltzer]

Thanks. I ended up changing the summary to match the epic name, that's working. Though I feel like I'm working against the system... ;-)