Is it possible to filter for multiple parent epics without hardcoding the issue key?

Question

I have this filter to view the children of multiple Parent Epics:

project = projectName AND parent IN (ID-1111, ID-1212, ID-1313, ID-1414, ID-1515, ID-1717, ID-1818) ORDER BY parent ASC

I have a saved filter that captures the Epics based on the fixVersion field

project = projectName and fixVersion was "fieldValue"

When I try to use the use the saved filter, I receive this "Expecting a function before the end of the query. (line 1, character 60)"

project = projectName and parent in "filter for filedValue"

Keri Lilly_6hxx1e · Answer

Thank you @Mikael Sandberg for the quick response. While I was hoping to save a filter directly in Jira, I was able to create a dashboard with our RichFilters plugin to capture the desired issues list.

Mikael Sandberg · Answer

Hi @Keri Lilly,

Welcome to Atlassian Community!

It is possible, but you would need an app that extends JQL in order to do it. I have used JQL Tricks and Enhanced Search (Scriptrunner) in the past do this, but there are also other apps in the Marketplace that does this too.