Does anyone have a link to the Swimlane Queries syntax?

[Chris Green]

All links to the "Syntax Help" page are broken
I am trying to create some swimlanes based on specific criteria and don't know the syntax

[P_D_ Foerster]

Hi @Chris Green,

the syntax is JQL just like in other filters. However a swimlane query acts just like a sub-filter, i.e. it is appended to the board filter when displaying issues in that swimlane.

If your board filter looks like this:

project = ABC ORDER BY RANK

For example you want to display only issues of type Bug in your swimlane. For that you set the swimlane query to:

issuetype = Bug

Regards,
Patrice

[Chris Green]

Thank you @P_D_ Foerster

I am trying to perform a '*' wildcard, 'CONTAINS', or even 'startsWith()' operation in this field, and it is not the correct syntax.

The link to the 'Syntax Help' is broken, so was wondering if there is a repository of the syntax anywhere else?

Chris Green

[P_D_ Foerster]

Hi @Chris Green,

please check out the Jira Cloud - Advanced searching - operators reference - CONTAINS documentation. There you should find the required information :)

Cheers,
Patrice

[Chris Green]

Hi @P_D_ Foerster

Thank you, this is more-or-less the link I was after, though "~" doesn't work when specifying swimlanes for a project.

I'll keep hunting, but it appears Atlassian doesn't want this, as they disallow everything on this field except operators like '=', '!=', '<=', '>=', etc

Chris

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

Swimlane filters use the same JQL syntax all the other filters use.  You will find the ~ doesn't work because the field you are trying to use it with does not support it, not that it does not work in swimlanes.

[Chris Green]

Hi @Nic Brough -Adaptavist-<

Thank you for clarifying that point.

In such a case, what can be used?
I have found that 'CONTAINS', 'startsWith(), '*' wildcards doesn't work in this filed, so how would I go about adding elements of the following nature to a single swimlane?

'TD - Red'
'TD - Yellow'
'TD - Green'

Where I was trying to use
CONTAINS "TD -" or
~ "TD -" or
startsWith() "TD -" or
= "TD -*"

TIA

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

What field are you looking at, and does that field type work with the search you are using?

[Chris Green]

the JQL field for specifying swimlanes for a project, in board settings

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

I know that, I was asking you to look at the issue field you are using ~ to search.

[Chris Green]

OIC

I'm searching in the "Target version/s" field

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

Assuming the field is a custom field of type "version", then yes, I'd expect that.  Version custom fields do not support the ~ search.  Try using "in (x,y,z)" instead.