Can currentUser() and memberOf() functions be used together in JQL?

[Bill Parlock]

I have some service desk issues with the label set to 'Development'. My goal is to only allow users in the development group to see an issue with the label of 'Development'. I was trying to add   ' currentUser() IN memberOf( development_group )'  to the JQL for all open tickets.  I have not been successful so far.

[Florian · Accepted solution]

currentUser() can only be used on the right side if equal comparison (=).

membersOf() can only be used on the right side of IN.

So you can try something like assignee in membersOf("myDepartment").

Never the less you wrote "My goal is to only allow users in the development group to see an issue". This is more a thing for permissions and not for JQL. Everyone can write their own filter. Better use a "permission scheme" on project level or an "issue security scheme" on issue level.

[Bill Parlock]

Thank you for your explanation.

[Shamim]

A good way to visualize how filters works:

Think of it like a database and you're basically querying the "issues" table. Do you think, this table has a "currentUser" column? No. Does it have membersOf column? No. Does it have assignee column? Yes.