How can I configure card issue colours, if there is more than one component assigned?

[Dennis Kieß]

Hey there,

usually I go to "settings" --> "card colours" on my Jira board and use a JQL-Filter (e.g.: component = "[Team name]") to define a specific colour for each participating component. This is great method to give a visual overview, who is currently involved. A component represents a team in that case by the way.

Unfortunately there are issues with more than one component, so the coulour follows the rule of  the top-down prioritization list in the settings.

I would prefer a filter that says "if there is more than one component assigned, use colour XY". Can anyone help me with this?

Best regards // Dennis

[Charlie Misonne · Accepted solution]

By default there is no JQL function to find issues with more than 1 component. You could look for a plugin or use the scriptrunner plugin to create your own jql function.

A workaround was described by someone in this thread.

You could use this:

component = "Team A" and component = "Team B"

It will give you all issues with both components.
But of course you don't want to create a query for every possible combination. So you could do this instead:

component = "Team A" and component in ("Team B", "Team C")

This one will not give you results for issues with component Team B and team C only.
So you'll need to make this query for each component you have. If you don't have many teams I would go for it. But if you have a lot of teams it sounds crazy to me to implement this without plugin.

[Dennis Kieß]

Hello Charlie, thanks for your quick answer. Hoped for an easier solution without such a circuitous workaround, but seems like there is no better way. Kind regards Dennis