How do I search for items that were in a sprint when it started?

Question

I'd like to use advanced search to find items that were in any of a list of sprints when the sprints started (i.e. the items that were part of the sprint commitment). I'd also like to do the "opposite" search, where I find any items that were added to the sprint after it started.

I know that the Sprint Report shows this. However, I'd like to aggregate the data from a longer time period. If I can use the search feature, I can then export all of the data to Excel (or elsewhere) in order to create some summary reports.

Trudy P Claspill · Answer

Hello Justin,

No, you can't see when an issue was added to a sprint based on exportable data.

You would need to see the Issue History to see the entry for when an issues had a Sprint value added to the Sprint field. That information is not included in the native Export Fields option. Exporting Issue History also would require a third party app.

Justin Siemens · Answer

At this point, I'm not looking for a third party app. I'm OK to do some data analysis outside of Jira, if I can export the relevant information.

If I generate a list of Jira issues and export all fields, I can see which sprint(s) an item was a part of.

Let me ask the question from a slightly different perspective: Can I see 'when' an item was added to sprint (i.e., before or after that sprint started), based on exportable data?

Trudy P Claspill · Answer

Hello @Justin Siemens

Jira does not have functionality to support that query natively.

Are you willing to consider using a third party app to achieve your requirement?