I need to create a comprehensive printable report that shows all issues related to a particular component in JIRA. The report should include both active and closed issues.
Specifically, I want the report to contain:
- Issue summary and ID number
- Reporter information
- Original issue description (without the comment thread)
- Standard fields that appear in the default issue list
What’s the most straightforward method to generate this type of report in JIRA? I’m looking for something that can be easily printed or exported for documentation purposes.
I’ve done this tons of times at work. JIRA’s Word export is your best option for clean, printable reports. Go to your component filter results and hit the export button in the top right. Word export keeps everything formatted nicely and includes all your fields without the messy comments. Set up a custom filter with JQL like ‘component = “YourComponentName”’ and save it. Once it’s in Word, you can tweak formatting, drop columns you don’t need, and print something that actually looks professional. Word handles issue descriptions way better than CSV and gives you control over how it looks. I usually split active and closed issues into separate filters if the combined report gets too long to print.
try the dashboard gadget approach - create a filter results gadget on your dashboard with component filter, then use browser print function. works surprisingly well and you can adjust column widths beforehand. way faster than messing with exports imo.
JIRA’s built-in reports work great for this. Go to Reports in your project sidebar and pick “Single Level Group By” report. Set it to group by component and add the fields you want - issue key, summary, reporter, and description. You’ll get a clean view of both open and resolved issues for your component. You can tweak which fields show up before running the report. It prints nicely and stays readable. I usually switch to landscape mode and shrink the margins to fit more content. This gives you way better control than basic exports and creates documentation-ready output without extra tools.