How can I create a JQL or Filter to find Issues in the Kanban Backlog?

[Sebastián Delmastro]

I want to find via JQL issues in the Kanban Backlog that have "High" and "Highest" priority in order to get them to "For Development" status and out of the Backlog quick.

Regards,

Sebastian

[Aswin Achuthan · Accepted solution]

Hi @Sebastián Delmastro, kanban backlog is just a group of issues in specific status. You can find this in Board settings > Columns. Once you have the status, replace the status name in the following query to list it

Status in (Draft, New) and priority in (Highest, High) 

Then use Bulk transition to move to "For Development" status

[Sebastián Delmastro]

Thanks @Aswin Achuthan you are right about that "status" definition on the Kanban Backlog. I just assigned an "To Do" status and work good.

Regards!

[Aswin Achuthan]

Glad that I could help 🙂

[Danyal Iqbal]

You cannot do this by default. You can write your own JQL function, if you really want it ... something like Sprint NOT IN CurrentSprint().

Why dont you use the backlog to view the issues in the backlog instead of a jql filter.

Someone from Atlassian should probably explain why we have a backlog for kanban boards at all .

 P.S: Kanban backlogs are poisonous! They effectivel kill productivity. Use a scrum board if you really need backlogs. Kanban baords are meant for software development team anyways. There is no point trying to fit a square in a triangle.

[Sebastián Delmastro]

Because @Danyal Iqbal scrum and sprints is not the way we work at Operations. Is pointless to program sprints for X number of issues when all the time Bugs&Incidents area created with different priorities that need inmediate or quick attention.

Regards!