Discover our latest feature updates and improvements for JQL Search Extensions for Jira Cloud.
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.
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.
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.
Flag for first-time users
New users who perform a search with Jira’s JQL search feature are shown a message that announces the availability of the JQL Search Extensions app and how to access it from the Apps menu in Jira.
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
Search filters by owner and name
Agile functions now support sprints created on other boards
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
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 to use in your queries.
