Days in Done column filter broken for Kanban Board with Sub-query filter

[Jeff Hoffer]

Project: Jira Software Cloud (JSWCLOUD)
Issue Type: Bug

Summary: Kanban board "Days in column" setting for Done is ignored when a sub-filter (sub-query) is defined

Description:

When a Kanban board has both a "Days in Done column" setting configured and a sub-filter (sub-query) defined, the "Days in Done" setting appears to be completely ignored. Issues that have been in the Done status for well beyond the configured time period continue to appear on the board.

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Create or open a Kanban board

2. Go to Board Settings → Columns → set "Days in column" for the Done column to 7

3. Go to Board Settings → General → Sub-query and define a sub-query (e.g., fixVersion in unreleasedVersions() OR fixVersion is EMPTY)

4. Observe that issues resolved more than 7 days ago still appear in the Done column

Expected Behavior:
The "Days in Done column" setting and the sub-query should work together as layered filters. The sub-query should determine which issues are eligible for the board, and then the "Days in Done" setting should hide completed issues older than the configured threshold from the filtered results.

Actual Behavior:
When a sub-query is defined, the "Days in Done column" setting is silently ignored. All Done issues matching the sub-query appear regardless of how long ago they were resolved — including issues resolved months ago.

Workaround:
Manually add a resolution date constraint to the sub-query (e.g., resolutiondate >= -1w) to replicate the expected behavior.

Additional Notes:

• The UI still displays the "Days in Done" setting as active, giving no indication that it's being overridden

• If this is intentional behavior, the UI should either disable the "Days in Done" setting when a sub-query is present, or clearly indicate that the sub-query takes precedence

[Trudy Claspill]

Hello @Jeff Hoffer 

Welcome to the Atlassian community.

Can you provide a screen image that shows the "Days in Column" option on the Columns page of the Settings for your Kanban board, please?

When I look at the Kanban Board settings for a Company Managed Software project in my Jira Free Cloud instance I am not finding such an option.

Rather, on the Details page I find a Completed work items option for setting time frame for hiding "done" items from view.

Also, as this is a user community it is not the best path for reporting a bug to Atlassian. The more effective path is to open a support case directly with Atlassian Technical Support. They can investigate the issue and determine if it is a known bug, a new bug, intended functionality, or potentially a problem isolated to your Jira instance.

[Ajay _view26_]

@Jeff Hoffer 

Yup, it looks like under the hood, the sub-query is essentially overriding the Done column filtering logic.