Find Jira's created by a user

[David Smith]

We have some automated code that creates some issues and sets the reporter.

Is there a search query I can perform to find jira's created by a user, ie the user that was logged in and created the jira, not the reporter.

[Peter Van de Voorde · Accepted solution]

I don't think Jira actualy keeps a record of this.

You could use a hidden field and fill this in automatically during your workflow transition. This field could contain the username of the creator. Then you could filter on this field.

Just an idea.

[Justin Corcoran]

Yep, that's what we do. Reporter can be modified, so you can enter an issue on behalf of someone else, but "creator" is hidden and automatically set. Obviously doesn't help with existing issues, but should solve this for you going forward.

[Henning Tietgens]

Yes, there is no field in the database for the "real" creator, only for the reporter. And if the reporter is changed while creating the issue there is no chance that the real creator is stored somewhere.

[Paul Kern]

This may help you, if your automated issue create always has the same login ID to create issues and you are trying to identify those issues that were created automatically.

We had a need to identify all issues that were created by a specific user (a business analyst), and like you, we update the Reporter often to identify the actual subject matter expert. 

To get this list of issues for a user whose ID is SomeUser, this search works: reporter = SomeUser or reporter was SomeUser