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How to search for Parent issues that don't have any child issues in JQL.

Caleb Park
Caleb Park
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December 20, 2023

Hi guys,

I am trying to search only Parent issues (Stories) that don't have any child issues (Sub-tasks).

What is going to be JQL format for this?

Thank you. 

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Laurie Sciutti
Laurie Sciutti
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December 20, 2023

Hello @Caleb Park ~ unfortunately, you will need an add-on for this.  If you use ScriptRunner, the following should work for you:

issuetype = Story and not issueFunction in hasSubtasks()
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