After creating a filter, you can update its details such as name and description, sharing permission, and search parameters. By default, newly created filters are not shared, which means they are only visible to you. To share your filters with other users, perform the following steps:
- Browse to the Manage Filters page
- Click on the Edit option for the filter you wish to edit
- Update the details of the filter
- Select the group/project role to share the filter with, and click Add
- Click on the Save button to apply the changes
This is shown in the following screenshot:
Make sure you click on the Add link after you have chosen a group or a project to share the filter with.
For you to be able to share a filter, you will also need to have the Create Shared Object global permissions (please refer to Chapter 9, Securing Jira, for more information on global permissions).
When you share your filter, you can choose who will have view permission, which means see and run your filter (search results are still controlled by project and issue permissions), and who will be able to make modifications to your filter. As we will see later, Jira administrators can also change the ownership of filters that are shared.