Release notes - 2023

Discover our latest feature updates and improvements for JQL Search Extensions for Jira Cloud.

Dec 6, 2023

Edit filter permissions

You can now give edit permissions for your JQL Search Extensions filters to individual users or groups as you do for Jira’s JQL filters. Learn more about editing filters in Extended Search Filters.

Nov 20, 2023

New sync filter feature

We have added a sync filter feature to your saved Extended Search filters list. Extended Search filters are synced automatically every few minutes. If you have several filters, this can cause slight delays with refreshing real-time data. The sync feature lets you prioritize and update your most critical filters and corresponding reports and dashboards whenever needed.

To manually sync a filter, select Sync filter from the Actions More options list. Refer to Extended Search filters in our documentation to learn more.

The Sync filter option highlighted in the Actions options list.

Oct 30, 2023

Deprecation of Subqueries feature

From October 30, 2023, the Subqueries feature is no longer available in JQL Search Extensions. This change affects customers with saved JQL subqueries who installed the app before April 2021.

The 6-month deprecation plan was communicated to these customers with recommendations to convert any subqueries through Extended Search before the feature was deprecated. Extended Search provides an equivalent function for every subquery JQL keyword with better performance and reliability.

Sep 18, 2023

New JQL logo

JQL Search Extensions for Jira has a new logo, created in line with Appfire rebranding. Check out our new website to learn more about the solutions we offer.

 

Aug 28, 2023

New JQL Search Extensions button

We added a JQL Search Extensions button to the issue advanced search bar in Jira to help new users discover and use Extended Search. Click this button to open the Extended Search page.

Aug 22, 2023

Flag for first-time users

New users who search with Jira’s JQL search feature are shown a message announcing the availability of the JQL Search Extensions app and how to access it from the Apps menu in Jira.

Jun 1, 2023

Integrated Atlassian’s JQL text editor

We have implemented Atlassian’s JQL query editor to JQL Extended Search, which offers the following improvements to make it a more secure, seamless, and faster way for you to write and edit your JQL queries:

  • Greater variety and quicker loading of auto-suggestions

  • JQL syntax is displayed in different colors

  • Ability to add new lines to your query if you want to split your JQL into multiple lines

Aug 26, 2022

Search filters by owner and name

May 18, 2022

Agile functions now support sprints created on other boards

Mar 28, 2022

New JQL functions added for date comparison

You can now use the following for your date comparison queries:

  • dateCompare()

  • dateCompareIgnoreTime()

Improvements

  • Authentication passed more securely to Jira

  • Faster indexing of issues with links

  • Fixed handling of attachments with special characters in the filenames

  • Upgraded the service cluster to a new supported version with all the security fixes

Nov 29, 2021

In-app JQL cheatsheet

We have added a searchable cheatsheet to help you discover the most appropriate targets for your queries. The cheatsheet provides examples and lets you quickly copy the functions for your queries.