JQL for After Hours and Weekends

[Rainy Hausen]

How do I write JQL to reflect tickets that were created on weekends and after 5pm on weekdays for certain Issue types? 

[Riley Venable (Atlas Bench) · Accepted solution]

To write JQL to reflect tickets that were created on weekends and after 5pm on weekdays for certain Issue types, you can use the following query: ``` createdDate >= startOfWeek(-1d) and ( (createdDate >= startOfDay() + 17h or createdDate < startOfDay() + 8h) and issueType in (issueType1, issueType2, issueType3) ) ``` This query searches for issues that were created after 5pm on weekdays and on weekends for the specified issue types.

The `createdDate` field is compared to the start of the current week minus one day (`startOfWeek(-1d)`) to include the entire previous weekend. It then checks if the issue was created after 5pm (`createdDate >= startOfDay() + 17h`) or before 8am (`createdDate < startOfDay() + 8h`) on weekdays.

Finally, it filters by the specified issue types using the `issueType in (issueType1, issueType2, issueType3)` clause.

Note that `startOfDay()` and `startOfWeek()` are functions that return the start of the current day or week, respectively, and `17h` and `8h` specify the start times for the weekdays. You can adjust these values as needed to fit your specific requirements.

[Rainy Hausen]

Thank you for your help. This is very informative and greatly appreciated!

[Ash Yadav - VMotion IT Solutions]

Hi @Rainy Hausen 

You can use the following for tickets that were created on the weekend: 

created > startOfWeek(-26h) AND created <= startOfWeek(1d) ORDER BY created DESC

Small edit: 

I just noticed @Riley Venable (Atlas Bench) has provided a rather comprehensive answer so I'll leave the rest but I think you already have your answer with the below :) 

All the best, 

Ash 

[Rainy Hausen]

Thank you for your help!