How can I generate a report that will include the most recent comment for a task

[Dean Eliades]

I would like to include most recent comment by task for a status report to be provided to Management.  How can I accomplish this within Jira.  Is an additional application required?

I cant seem to find this field to report against.

[Petter Gonçalves]

Hello Dean,

In fact, you will need an additional app to create a field which returns the last comment of the issue, then you can use the Filter Results gadget in your dashboard to return it in a list as you need. Here are some applications that you can use to achieve it easily:

- JIRA Comment Toolbox (JIRA Server)

Use the JSF Last Comment custom field.

- CCC Last comment (JIRA Server) 

SImple custom field - really straight to the point.

3 - Power Scripts™ - Jira script automation (JIRA Cloud)

The code for such a field would look like this:

Comment cmt = getLastComment("DEMO-1");

return cmt["text"];

Additionally, here's the feature request created to implement this functionality natively on JIRA:

Display last comment in issue navigator column

Feel free to vote and watch the suggestion to increase its priority and also receive notifications about any updates.

Let me know if this information helps.