Search Issues

You can search for issues using the pre-defined filters under Standard Searches, My Searches, Shared Searches, or Global Searches. If you can’t find the issue, you can run a basic search or an advanced one.

To run a basic search, use the Search Issues box in the upper-right corner of the Issues page. You can search for a term in the summary, description, or comments of issues. To clear the search term, click Clear Filter .

To run an advanced search, use the Advanced Searches link. You can search through all, not archived, or archived issues. You can also search for issues using various parameters such as sprints, product, version, date, owner, type, and priority.

To save the search query as a filter, click Save this search. To see the search query expression, click Show Search String. Later, if you want to edit the search query, click Edit this search.

Save a Custom Search

You can save basic or advanced search queries as a custom search filters that can be used later:

1. On the Issues page, run a basic or an advanced search.
2. On the search results page, click Save this search.
3. In the Save Search dialog box, enter the search name.

   The custom search filter is available to you only. To share the search filter with project members, in the Save Search dialog box, select the Shared check box. In Share with the following users, select the users with whom you want to share the search query.

   To share the search filter with all project members, select the Share with everyone check box.

4. Click OK.

The location where the query filters can be found is determined by the way you configured the search:

• If you didn’t select the Shared check box, the search query appears as a filter under My Searches.
• If you selected the Shared check box, the search query appears as a filter under Shared Searches.
• If you selected the Share with everyone check box, the search query appears as a filter under Global Searches.

To edit a custom search query, mouse over the query under My Searches and click Edit .

To delete a custom search query, mouse over the query under My Searches and click Delete .

Share Custom Search Filters

You can share your existing custom search filters with other project members, which they can use to view the issues as you want:

Element	Description
Share a search filter with specific project members	In My Searches, mouse over the filter link, and click Share . In the Start Sharing Search dialog box, select the project member names in Share with following users. Click OK. The filter link moves from My Searches to Shared Searches.
Share a search filter with all project members	In My Searches, mouse over the filter link, and click Share . In the Start Sharing Search dialog box, select the Share with Everyone check box. Click OK. The filter link moves from My Searches to Global Searches.
Stop sharing a search filter	In Global Searches or Shared Searches, mouse over the filter link and click Stop Share . In the Stop Sharing Search dialog box, click OK. If the search query is being used by other project members, the dialog box shows their list. When you stop sharing a search query, it is removed from the Shared Searches or Global Searches list for all project users.