JQL for bugs in a list of Epics

[Deleted user]

Hi, I am trying to write a JQL that returns all the bugs in a list of epics. I have created a query that returns these epics. filter = "my epics". 

I build my query like this 

issuetype = Bug and "Epic Link" in (filter = "my epics") and I get

"Error in the JQL Query: ...."

If I use the epic issuekey instead of the filter, I get results. 

example: issuetype = Bug and "Epic Link" in (projectA-1, projectA-2) returns all the bugs in these 2 epics. 

I also have the scriptrunner but do not know how to use it for this scenario. 

Can I get some help please? 

[Trudy P Claspill · Accepted solution]

Hello @[deleted] 

You need to use the issuesInEpics() function.

issueType = Bug and issuefunction issuesInEpics(<filter>)

I know that if you replace <filter> with the JQL that you used to select your Epics, and put that JQL in quotes, then the above should work.

I don't have a Jira Server/Data Center instance where I can test this out, so I don't know if you can replace <filter> with "filter = 'my epics'".

[Deleted user]

the issue was with the quotes around "my epics". I typed the query from scratch and it worked. 

Thanks

[CHINNAMUTHEVISAI.SATYANARAYANASHARMA]

Hi 
You can use epic link in JQL. like epic link = " Test" and issuetype = bug.

this will list out all the child issues for the epic and whose issue type is Bug