How do I get the export feature to export subtasks?

[Donna Bahnfleth]

I'm trying to export data from the year which includes subtasks.  The export feature is only pulling epics, stories, and tasks.  I can't find how to get subtasks included. 

Thank you!

[James Hendrix]

There are multiple ways to export data from Jira. Assuming you are just using a filter and the built-in export drop-down menu, the question has more to do with your filter criteria than exporting, per se. That is, there are no special options in export. It simply exports what you've already filtered: WYSIWYG.

You likely need to modify the JQL phrase in your query that specifies issue types. For example, you might have something like:

• issuetype = Story
• issuetype != Sub-task
• issuetype IN (Epic, Story, Task)
• issuetype NOT IN (Sub-task, Bug)
• issuetype NOT IN (subTaskIssueTypes(), Bug)

All of the above would prevent Sub-tasks from being shown in your query.

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Once you've ruled that out, if you're still not seeing your subtasks or all of your subtasks for the story-level items in your query, then you might need a more advanced strategy. If you provide your query, I might be able to help you devise such a strategy.

[James Hendrix]

See this recent question with an answer that shows some of the details of the more advanced strategies:

https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Jira-questions/JQL-for-a-parent-and-all-child-tickets/qaq-p/2896961?utm_source=dm&utm_medium=unpaid-social&utm_campaign=P:online*O:community*I:social_share* 

Unfortunately, there's no easy way to say "issues and their children" in JQL out of the box. There are, however, some exceptions if your target dataset is simple enough. For example, if you want everything in one or more projects, that should include subtasks.