star a particular item?

Question

I see how to star a filter, but I want to star a particular item since I want to come back to that item later.

I can construct a filter that searches for items containing some unique string that is only found in the item, and then I know how to star that filter, but that is cumbersome.

New Verve Consulting · Answer

We have released a simple app (currently free on public beta) which enables you to 'star' your favourite Jira issues - check it out here: https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1220802/stars-for-jira.

Simply select the star icon at the top of the view issue screen to add a Jira issue to your favourites. To remove it, select the icon again.

Once starred, your favourite issues are grouped together at the top of the Issues menu. For ease of search, we've also included a handy JQL function for you to use in filters for boards and other reports

Eric Osman · Answer

After setting myself to be a watcher of the issue, I discovered that I get way too many issues listed if I merely search for

watcher=currentUser()

This seems to be because all the issues I have ever commented within appear.

All I really want is to be able to star an issue so I can come back to it later, kind of like bookmarking a web page in browser.  (In fact, I'm tempted to merely use the browser bookmark feature since I haven't found a good way to star an issue in Jira)

Payne · Answer

I don't know of a canned option, but you can save that advanced search (e.g. named "Issues I'm Watching") as a favorite filter and then choose it from the Issues link up top whenever you wish to access it.