Comments

Owned by Deborah Scott
Last updated: Oct 04, 2024 by Deborah Scott
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The instructions on this page describe how to execute a JQL search using JQL Search Extensions.

Comments JQL keywords

CommentsCount

Search for issues that have a particular number of comments. 

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Example:

Find issues with comments

commentsCount > 0 

CommentedByUser

Search for issues that were commented on by a particular user. 

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Example:

Find issues that were commented on by Jane Potter. 

commentedByUser = "Jane Potter"

CommentLastCreatedBy

Search for issues that were last commented on by a particular user. 

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Example:

Find issues that were last commented on by admin. 

commentLastCreatedBy= "admin"

CommentLastUpdatedBy

Search for issues with a comment last updated by a particular user. 

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Example:

Find issues with a comment last updated by admin. 

CommentedOnDate

Search for issues that were commented on a particular date. This keyword works with date-related JQL functions:

  • endOfDay()

  • endOfMonth()

  • endOfWeek()

  • endOfYear()

  • lastLogin()

  • now()

  • startOfDay()

  • startOfMonth()

  • startOfWeek()

  • startOfYear()

See also:

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Examples:

Find issues which were commented on 13th or 14th of March, 2016.

CommentUpdatedOnDate

Search for issues in which a comment was updated on a particular date. This keyword works with date-related JQL functions:

  • endOfDay()

  • endOfMonth()

  • endOfWeek()

  • endOfYear()

  • lastLogin()

  • now()

  • startOfDay()

  • startOfMonth()

  • startOfWeek()

  • startOfYear()

Also see:

Supported operators

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Examples:

Find issues with comments updated on 13th or 14th of March, 2016.

CommentLastCreatedOnDate

Search for issues that were last commented on a particular date. This keyword works with date-related JQL functions:

  • endOfDay()

  • endOfMonth()

  • endOfWeek()

  • endOfYear()

  • lastLogin()

  • now()

  • startOfDay()

  • startOfMonth()

  • startOfWeek()

  • startOfYear()

See also:

Supported operators

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Example:

Find issues that were commented on more than 2 days ago:

CommentLastUpdatedOnDate

Search for issues with comments updated on a particular date. This keyword works with date-related JQL functions:

  • endOfDay()

  • endOfMonth()

  • endOfWeek()

  • endOfYear()

  • lastLogin()

  • now()

  • startOfDay()

  • startOfMonth()

  • startOfWeek()

  • startOfYear()

See also:

 Supported operators

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IN

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WAS IN

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Example:

Find issues that were commented on more than 2 days ago: