Wiring People Field into "Your Work" page

[Peter Bocan]

Hey guys, because JIRA we can't assign two people at one task, I'm trying to use "custom people field" in an issue. I have a slight issue with this approach: I can't see where I am assigned to by other people. I can use the search, but it's annoying and cumbersome. 

The best solution would be displaying a block on "Your Work" page or something similar (custom page?). So my question is: Can I display a collection of tasks having this field set somehow somewhere? 

Sorry, I am new to JIRA configuration, please excuse my lack of lingo and using proper terms.

[Jack Brickey · Accepted solution]

While you cannot modify “Your work” you could consider creating a “My Work” dashboard that leverages the JQL function “currentuser()” in your filters. This allow the Dashboard to be shared with any logged in user and they will see what is on their plate.

[Peter Bocan]

I will give it a try today, will inform you of any results.

[Jack Brickey]

great. LMK how it works. I have been using this for years and prefer it over "Your work" as it give me more info and metrics. I use various gadgets to create a "My Activities" dashboard for all my users and it has been well received.

[Peter Bocan]

Hey @Jack Brickey will the Filter do? I am not sure and/or even where to start.

[Jack Brickey]

Dashboards provide various gadgets that leverage filters you create and save. 

to create a filter go to Advanced search after clicking the magnifying glass in the side bar. You can use Basic search or JQL. Here is an example JQL for you. 

project = ABC

then you can save it and associate it to any gadget on a dashboard you create. I’m not where I can easily reference it but I recommend you go to support.atlassian.com and select Jira and Documentation and search for Dashboards and/or JQL filters to learn more. 

[Peter Bocan]

Yes, this worked like a charm! 

Created and stored the search query using JQL and then added a gadget "Filter Issues"! What a blessing! Thank you!

[Haran Kumar]

Hi @Peter Bocan  , 

Correct me if i'm wrong from the below understanding on mine

• Now you need to have list of tickets where and all your name is being mentioned in it ?
• Your name may be mentioned in any part of the ticket , not only in the assignee field?
• You have a custom people filed and you want to search it , if it bears your name in any ticket ? 

Which among the above of my understanding is close to your requirement ? 

Looking forward to help you and learn through the same. 

Regards
Haran
 

[Peter Bocan]

I want to display a list of issues where I am assigned as a part of "Custom People block" somewhere visible (i.e. "Your Work" or some Dashboard).