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Searching for open action items using JQL

L August 19, 2025

i am using the /action items quite a lot in the description. How can i search for unchecked action items followed by some string?

e.g. my Ticket looks like below and i am looking for all tickets, where the ASDF is still open.

"Description: 

[ ]ASDF

[X]FDSA

"

Edit: I am talking about those action items: https://community.atlassian.com/forums/Jira-articles/Introducing-Action-items-in-Jira/ba-p/2876018

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Marc - Devoteam
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August 19, 2025

Hi @L 

This is possible by searching for the name of the action items, as basically the field is a text field.

There is an open feature request for this you can vote and watch, see JRACLOUD-85414 

 

Bill Sheboy
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August 19, 2025

Hi @Marc - Devoteam 

Were you able to successfully use JQL to search for open / complete action items?

It appears the text renderer returns them for searches as below (continuing the example from the original post):

* ASDF * * - FDSA - *

And because of the asterisks and dashes, those could not be searched with JQL exact phrase syntax and use wildcards for any possible action item text.

 

The only way I found these thus far is with the REST API to parse any taskList nodes for status values of "TODO" versus "DONE", such as with an automation rule.

 

Thanks, and kind regards,
Bill

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Staffan Redelius
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August 19, 2025

Hi @L  and welcome to the Community!

Are these fields custom Jira fileds of the type "checkbox"?

In that case test the following JQL: Project = [projectkey] and issuetype = "Task" and AND NOT "ChecklistName[Checkboxes]" = Yes

Replace Projectkey and ChecklistName with the actual names

Let me know if this helps!

Best regards,
/Staffan

L August 19, 2025

Hi Staffan,

i am talking about the checkboxes in the description field, c.f. https://community.atlassian.com/forums/Jira-articles/Introducing-Action-items-in-Jira/ba-p/2876018

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