This is also known as simple search. The basic search interface lets you select the fields you want to search with, such as issue status, and specify the values for these fields.
With basic search, Jira will prompt you for the possible search values for the selected field. This is very handy for fields, such as status, and select list-based custom fields, so you do not have to remember all the possible options.
For example, as shown in the following screenshot, we are searching for issues in the Demonstration Project, with the status as Open. And for the status field, Jira will list all the available statuses:
While working with the basic search interface, Jira will have the default fields of project, issue type, status, and assignee visible. You can add additional fields to the search by clicking on the More drop-down option and then selecting the field you want to use in the search. Perform the following steps to construct and run a basic search:
- Browse to the Issue Navigator page. If you do not see the basic search interface, and the Basic link is showing, click on it to switch to basic search.
- Select and fill in the fields in the basic search interface. You can click on More to add more fields to the search criteria.
Jira will automatically update the search results every time you make a change to the search criteria.
When working with basic search, one thing to keep in mind is that the project and issue type, context of the custom fields are taken into consideration. (Please see Chapter 5, Field Management, for field configuration). If a custom field is set to be applicable to only specific projects and/or issue types, you have to select the project and issue type as part of your search for the custom field to show up.