Query on Custom field - ("was")

Question

I want to query for tickets (bugs) that were opened or passed on a specific team (team is a custom filed) - meaning that the current team might not be this specific team any more, but through the bug life cycle, the specific team was selected

similar to: resolution was ReOpened AND issuetype = Bug

but I want to use "team was XXX"...

Bill Sheboy · Answer

Hi @Petter Gonçalves

The feature suggestions you noted are both 7+ years old.  What is the likelihood of such things moving forward due to votes from the community?

Thanks, and best regards,

Bill

Petter Gonçalves · Answer

Hello @tali.hadar

Thank you for reaching out.

Unfortunately, Jira does not support history search (WAS, CHANGED, etc) for custom fields. Today, This operator can be used with the Assignee, Fix Version, Priority, Reporter, Resolution, and Status fields, as mentioned in the documentation below:

Advanced search reference - JQL operators

We have the following feature requests created to implement this functionality:

Implement history search aka WAS and CHANGED operators for custom fields

Ability to use operator WAS / WAS IN / WAS NOT / WAS NOT IN in custom fields

Feel free to vote and watch the suggestions to increase its priority and also receive notifications about any updates.

Let us know if you have any questions.