Permanently Configure Jira Basic Search to always present the 'Resolution' criteria

Question

Hi there,

Is there a way to configure our Jira 5.2.7 Standalone installation so that the 'Resolution' criteria is always displayed in the Basic Search page, along with the other always-there criteria (Project, Issue Type, Status, Assignee).

The 'Resolution' criteria is as fundamental to filtering tickets as the above four criteria. Frequently, I want to know about search results for only open tickets; closed tickets are not relevant for current issues I'm searching for.

I cant find a way to configure the criteria presented in the Basic Search; there doesn't seem to be a relevant key to add to the jira-config.properties file.

How can I make this change so that the 'Resolution' field appears for every user every time they use basic search?

Nic Brough -Adaptavist- · Answer

Hmm.  You say:

The 'Resolution' criteria is as fundamental to filtering tickets as the above four criteria. Frequently, I want to know about search results for only open tickets; closed tickets are not relevant for current issues I'm searching for.

This contradicts itself.  If an issue has a resolution, it's resolved, and hence, as you say, not relevant to your searches.

IT Kobo · Answer

May be worth doing this in our test environment and seeing if it destroys eveything. Thanks for the help Jozef!

unknown · Answer

I am afraid that this is not possible on configuration level.

After short investigation I've discovered that list of so called primary clauses is hardcoded in file IssueNavCreator.js in module jira-issue-nav-plugin. So if you are brave enough, you could try to change it.