How do I search for mentions with JQL?

Question

Hi all.

I've done some googling and turned up that I should be able to create search filters with strings like "text ~ currentUser()" or "(comment ~ currentUser() OR description ~ currentUser() OR summary ~ currentUser()", neither of which seem to work. If I replace currentUser with my actual username, it will return SOME of the issues where I'm mentioned but not nearly all of them. What gives? Anyone have more experience with this?

Thanks,

Ryan

Ryan Belmont1 · Answer

It returns two more issues than text ~ rbelmont or text ~ currentUser. None of the above return the issue I mentioned myself in this morning to test.

Matheus Fernandes · Answer

Ryan,

What if you try searching for

text ~ "\"[~username]\""

Does it return all issues?