How to search for an linked issue from another Server?

[Daniel Otto]

Hi,

I linked an issue from another JIRA server. Now I want to search for it, but I can only find results if I search for linked issues from the same server.

only an example: issueFunction in linkedIssuesOf("key = \"GSREQ-11\"")

If I change the key (or whatever I use in linkedissueof) to an issue from the server where I'm working on, then the query is working fine.

Does anybody has an idea how to reach linked issues from other JIRA server?

Regards,
Daniel

[Marc - Devoteam · Accepted solution]

Hi @Daniel Otto 

Welcome to the community.

This is not an option as both instances have there own DB, you can't search the DB of the other instance.

By linking the instances you can link the main instances and set issue link to issues, but there is no option to JQL the other instance.

Searching is only in an instance

[Daniel Otto]

Thanks a lot for the fast answer.

[Tom Lister · Accepted solution]

Hi @Daniel Otto 

I think this a limitation on searching.

https://confluence.atlassian.com/jirasoftwareserver/advanced-searching-fields-reference-939938743.html#Advancedsearchingfieldsreference-issuelinktypeIssuelinktype

"When searching for issues with a particular link type, you can only find linked issues that are on the same Jira instance you're searching on. Links to issues on a remote Jira instance or to Confluence pages won't be included."

Searching usually works via the local lucene indexes so it can't see the other instance. It would be complex to build this search extension.