Can JQL reference a lookup table or array of information?

[GREG DORNOFF]

I'm looking to have information stored in a central location such as a look up table or array and reference as needed in JQL statements.  Does anyone know if this functionality is available?

[Rob Horan]

You might be able to get what you're looking for using Lookup Manager for Jira

https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1214700/lookup-manager?tab=overview&hosting=cloud

[Trudy Claspill]

Can you elaborate on your scenario?

To clarify, are you trying to merge Jira search results with search results from the external source? Or are you trying to use data from the external source as criteria in your JQL that will search Jira issues?

There is not native functionality in Jira to support this.

Concerning the first options of marrying results from the external source with results from Jira, I found this blog post:

https://www.adaptavist.com/blog/connect-jira-to-external-and-local-databases-using-scriptrunner

[Joshua Sneed Contegix]

Seconded, Greg. Clarification is needed.
Jira stores information in a central location (database), where you can look at arrays of data (issues), and is the facilitator for JQL. Maybe start here? Cheers!