Is there a search syntax to specify some text vs no text?

[Neil Shearer]

I want to search for JIRA Issues that have something (anything) written in a specified field  but not those issues where nothing has been entered in the field.

Is there a search syntax to specify some text vs no text?

I could get round this my setting the field to contain the word "None" by default and then searching for issues that do not contain "None" in that field

[Martin Bayer _MoroSystems_ s_r_o__ · Accepted solution]

Hi @Neil Shearer , welcome on the community.

You can use "is EMPTY" query. For field with name "Description" the JQL is:

• Description is EMPTY

I hope I understood your issue correctly.

[Neil Shearer]

Hi @Martin Bayer _MoroSystems_ s_r_o__  that is exactly what I needed.

Thanks for the super fast response :)

[Martin Bayer _MoroSystems_ s_r_o__]

Happy to help. If you want to learn more about JQL, you can check the documentation. JQL language is very powerful :)

https://support.atlassian.com/jira-software-cloud/docs/what-is-advanced-searching-in-jira-cloud/

[Martin Bayer _MoroSystems_ s_r_o__]

@Neil Shearer can I ask you to accept the answer?

[Neil Shearer]

@Martin Bayer _MoroSystems_ s_r_o__  all done and thanks for the JQL link.