Epic Link empty

[hmohamed]

in a filter search, epic links are empty, however when i filter for issue with no epic link, nothing is displayed

[Peter Bengov · Accepted solution]

Hi @hmohamed 

Can you please share your JQL you are using? A screenshot of the filter search would also help. Thanks 

[hmohamed]

Sure, please find the screenshots below.

1 - for example this epic is linked with these issues

2 - when I search for issues with no epic link, nothing is there

3- when i search for all issues, the epic link column is empty, although all my issues are linked with epics (i created them using the '+' sign under roadmap epics)

[hmohamed]

also worth mentioning, I tried creating a parent link, still it is shown as empty in the search view.

[Peter Bengov]

Oh, got it. You are working on a Next Gen project with a roadmap. The Epics there are different than the classic projects.

The Epic Link field was not implemented yet to identify the relations between Epics and Stories on Next-gen projects. That's why you are not being able to find those relations using JQL.

You should use "parent" instead of "epic link", like this: 

parent is not EMPTY AND project = XXX

 Another way to do so is by searching 

issuetype = epic and project = XXX

Which was suggested in https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Next-gen-questions/How-can-I-search-epics-in-next-gen-projects/qaq-p/933186

[hmohamed]

thanks, i'm using the Parent field to denote the epic,

[Peter Bengov]

Great @hmohamed 

It would be great if you could accept the answer for others in the future :)