Why can't I go direct to advanced search?

[Jim Strange]

If I want a custom issue search, I have to first pick one of the default searches then click on "Advanced Search." So I have to view a set of results I definitely DON'T want to see, before I can search for those I DO.

This is like having to drink a glass of water before I'm allowed to make a cup of coffee. Ridiculous.

Is there any way around this? Why can't I go direct to advanced search?

[Ignacio Pulgar · Accepted solution]

Hi Jim,

The best quick way for going quickly to the issue navigator's advanced search is through the shorcut key gi typed from wherever you are positioned in Jira.

By typing gi in a rapid sequence, you'll go to your last executed query.

Hope it helps.

[Jim Strange]

Thanks Ignacio - that's obscure but it works!

[Ignacio Pulgar]

Yeah, I remember it as if it standed for go issues.

There are other shortcuts like this one. You can view the list of all available shortcuts by typing the shortcut '?'.

Hope it helps!

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist- · Accepted solution]

It's (another) failure in the new Cloud UI I'm afraid.

On server, Issues -> Search for Issues will take you to <your jira>/issues/?jql= but in Cloud  I still think you have to search first.  The url I gave works, but I've had to bookmark it, which is not good.

[Jim Strange]

Thanks Nic, I was afraid of that. Using a bookmark is not ideal but it's better than the current website journey.

I'm entirely unconvinced that Atlassian did any proper user testing with their UI updates. It seems to be built by people that either don't use it, or use it in a very prescriptive way (internal Atlassian people I suspect). Then they push it live, and invite feedback that probably won't get acted upon.

I dislike being one of Atlassian's unpaid Beta testers. :-)