Jira columns information in a JQL

[Jaideep Moorthy]

I have a Jira board with a column "In Progress". This has 3 different statuses - Start, Dev and Test. I want the JQL to show the ticket is in "In Progress" rather than the individual statuses. Different teams consider different statuses as "In Progress" so I need to combine the statuses for reporting. Is there a Jira field tracking the columns?

[David Blank · Accepted solution]

Hi @Jaideep Moorthy and welcome to the Atlassian Community!

I think Status Categories are what you could be after here. Although, it should be noted that this query will not directly relate to the Columns in your Kanban board.

Even though your Team uses different statuses to represent  "In Progress" issues, are all of the "In Progress" Issues in the same Status Category?

If so, your query could include something as simple as this:

StatusCategory = In Progress

[Jaideep Moorthy]

Thank you. That worked!