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JQL filter for Stories without Subtasks? (without plugin)

Mike Shkolnik

I know this has been asked before but the threads are old and the solutions do not appear to work with current Jira. My goal is simple - I need a JQL filter that shows all the plan items (Stories, Bugs, and Chores) that do not have any Subtasks. JIRA version is 6.4.3 with JIRA Agile 6.7.2. I am not permitted to install any plugins (such as "JQL Tricks").

In theory " hasSubtasks()" has been native in JIRA for some time, but does not appear to work. Perhaps I am using it wrong? I tried "issue not in hasSubtasks()" as well as "not (issue in hasSubtasks())" and I still get issues with subtasks. Weird thing is "issue not in hasSubtasks()" shows items that have subtasks while "issue in hasSubtasks()" shows nothing. Not one single item. And I know I have some issues with subtasks because they show when I add "not" smile . Here is the full filter I am experimenting with:

issuetype in (story, chore, bug) AND Sprint in openSprints() AND status != Closed AND issue not in hasSubtasks()

Accepted answers

Nicolas Bourdages

hasSubtask() is not native to JIRA. This is the list of native 6.4 functions. It's available in Scriptrunner with this notation:

issueFunction in hasSubtasks()

Perhaps you have a different plugin? http://www.j-tricks.com/jqlt-subtask-functions.html has a "hasSubtasks()" function with the notation you describe.

All comments

Nicolas Bourdages

hasSubtask() is not native to JIRA. This is the list of native 6.4 functions. It's available in Scriptrunner with this notation:

issueFunction in hasSubtasks()

Perhaps you have a different plugin? http://www.j-tricks.com/jqlt-subtask-functions.html has a "hasSubtasks()" function with the notation you describe.

Mike Shkolnik

That did it! "issueFunction not in hasSubtasks()" is the correct answer. Not sure what "issue not in hasSubtasks()" was doing. Thank you very much!

Charlie Demsky

I've asked support to open a feature request for this to be added as a native function:

https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRACLOUD-67108

Amit Namdhari

Solution without a plugin.

Use below query as a Quick Filter from the Board Configuration.

issueFunction not in hasSubtasks() AND issuetype != Sub-task

It will sort out every story, which has No or Zero sub-tasks.

Mike Shkolnik_0i1ggf

That solution requires the ScriptRunner plugin. Basically $1000 per month just for me to use JQL extensions... That's not going to happen at the current job. Two years ago when I posted this question I apparently wasn't aware we were using ScriptRunner at the old job.

gowri goli

In latest Jira instance I can select Sub-Tasks as a column in the query. is this what you are looking for? AND Subtask IS EMPTY?

Arjen Breur

Subtask does not exist:

Subtask IS EMPTY

-> Field 'Subtask' does not exist or you do not have permission to view it.

Subtasks does, but is not searchable:

Subtasks IS EMPTY

-> Field 'Subtasks' is not searchable, it is only sortable.

Reg Hawkins_6omv4b

project = <project name> AND Sprint = <Sprint Name> AND issuetype in subtaskIssueTypes()

LarryBrock

Hi @Mike Shkolnik,

Would a no-cost add-on be acceptable? Not sure if there is one but thought I'd clarify before I want digging.

~~Larry Brock

unknown

That will select the subtasks not the issues with no subtask...

Nam Nguyen Phuong_hq0j6q

Then you can use the JQL:

project = <project name> AND issuetype in (Story, Task) AND issuetype not in subTaskIssueTypes()

Thank you Reg Hawkins

unknown

That will select the stories with or without subtasks not the issues with no subtask...

Prasun Kumar_km1l4x

Thanks, this worked wonders !

Harmeet Singh_4v5may

Below JQL will help to find Stories which do not have sub-tasks

project = <projectName> AND issuetype = Story and External Issue Id(this will show some alpha numeric like cf***) is EMPTY

scott_tripper-tl

According to this page, Jira records the issue-subtask relation as "jira_subtask_inward" and "jira_subtask_outward" links.
By using the issue link type field on this page, which was added in Jira Core 8.0, I was able to get all the issues that have subtasks.

issueLinkType = "jira_subtask_outward"

d3rb3rt

issueLinkType not in (jira_subtask_outward)

does it

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