No JQL or field indexing on the backlog search

[John Pirrie]

Working in the classic board backlog, the search field at the top is pretty much useless, as it only seems to index the issue ID and name. Without setting up a quick filter, I have no way to filter the view by label or other custom field identifier.

Is there a setting (or plug in) specifically for the backlog view to either:

A) turn on JQL search in this search field

B) set specific fields you'd like the search to index (such as labels for example)

Any ideas?

Thanks

[Lizzie_Rogers]

Is there a reason you need to do this search in the backlog view?

If not, I'd suggest doing a regular issue search for tickets in the backlog status and then what ever other identifiers you are looking for. 

[John Pirrie]

Thanks for the response, Lizzie.

I prefer to work in Backlog as I find the layout, epics and drag & drop ability faster and more intuitive to navigate than the issue view.