Tuesday Jira Vibes - Filters every Jira user should know (especially if you're new to Jira)

[Daria Kulikova_GitProtect_io]

Imagine this: you’ve just joined a new team. Everyone has been using Jira for years. They move fast. They seem to “just know” where everything is.

Meanwhile, you’re staring at a long list of tasks, epics, stories - all with different priorities. Will you wonder:

How do I not get lost here?

And here are filters to help.

So, what is a filter in Jira? To say simply, it is a saved search. It allows you to define criteria (status, assignee, priority, due date, etc.) and instantly see the work items that matter to you.

Why Are Filters Important? They can help: 

✅ Stay focused on what matters
✅ Avoid missing deadlines
✅ Quickly access relevant work
✅ Build dashboards and boards
✅ Share visibility with your team

Of course, you can use the default filters. It’s pretty easy to find them:

But what if you need a specific filter? For example, to see which work items are assigned to you and should be done this week - it’s usually my must-have :) … How to create it?

➡️ Go to Filters -> e.g., “My open work items”. And here we are going to play with the filters on the top :) 

➡️ I’d like to apply this filter only to one space, so I’m simply picking it up:

➡️ Also, I’m interested in tasks assigned only to me, so in the “Assignee” I choose myself:

➡️ And finally, I’d like to see all the tasks that should be done during the week, so I go with “More filters” and type “due date” to make my search faster:

➡️ And set that I want to see the work items that are due  in the next 1 week or are not overdue:

➡️ And just save the filter, giving it the name.

➡️Now I have my filter on and can always be up to date with what should be done first:)

💬 Well, my Tuesday Jira Vibes question for you:

Do you actively use filters?

Are default filters enough for you?
Or do you create your own to optimize your workflow?
What’s the one filter you can’t live without?

Let’s help new Jira users feel less overwhelmed and more in control.

[Benedetta De Martino]

Filters are my holy grail😂 can't live without them. I like to create new ones to use in automations or to create dashboards. They are super useful!!

[Thorsten Letschert _Decadis AG_]

Filters are where the "fun" starts!

I usually have at least one that incorporates something like this, so nothing gets lost, and use it on a dashboard:

updated < startOfDay(-7)

[Anshuman Ankur Ankur]

Of course, With saved filters I save a lot of time and effort in creating and running the jqls. Infact for semi technical business users as well I share custom filters which they save and use probably once a month to get specific reports.

[Christa Sheridan]

I have a filter for My Tasks that combines both unresolved and resolved tickets, reminding me when I have to verify and close a ticket. Beyond that, I've also subscribed to my filter so I receive an email every Monday morning with the list of tickets and helping me get my activities set for the week.

[Susan Waldrip]

Great series, @Daria Kulikova_GitProtect_io ! Lots of good info and well done. For people new to Jira or Jira Service Management (JSM), filters are a great way to start learning what's available to you for searches, reports and dashboards, and automations. Suggestion: Review your filters regularly, it's easy to keep creating them and end up with duplicates and tons of filters that you can't remember what they do!