I’m trying to filter out issues in Jira based on their labels. I know how to search for issues with a certain label using labels="xyz". But I can’t figure out how to do the opposite - find issues that don’t have a particular label.
For example, if I want to see all issues except those labeled “urgent”, what’s the right search syntax? I’ve tried different variations like labels!="urgent" but nothing seems to work.
Is there a way to exclude issues with a specific label in Jira’s search? Any help would be appreciated!
yo alex, try using ‘NOT’ in ur search. like this: ‘NOT labels = urgent’
this should give u all issues without the urgent label. u can combine it with other stuff too, like ‘project = XYZ AND NOT labels = urgent’
hope that helps man!
Hey Alex, I’ve got a solution for you that should do the trick. In Jira’s advanced search, you can use the ‘NOT’ operator to exclude issues with specific labels. The syntax would be:
NOT labels = “urgent”
This will show all issues except those labeled as urgent. You can combine this with other search criteria too. For example:
project = “YourProject” AND NOT labels = “urgent”
Just remember that Jira searches are case-sensitive, so make sure your label name matches exactly. Also, if your label has spaces, use quotes around it.
This approach has saved me tons of time when managing large projects. Give it a try and let us know if it works for you!
Hey Alex, I’ve been using Jira for a while now and I’ve run into this exact problem before. The solution that worked for me was using the ‘NOT’ operator in the JQL search. It’s pretty straightforward once you get the hang of it.
Try this syntax: ‘NOT labels = urgent’
This should give you all the issues that don’t have the ‘urgent’ label. You can also combine it with other search criteria if you need to. For instance, if you’re looking at a specific project and want to exclude urgent issues, you could use:
‘project = YourProjectKey AND NOT labels = urgent’
One thing to keep in mind is that Jira’s search is case-sensitive, so make sure you’re using the exact label name. Also, if your label has spaces, remember to wrap it in quotes.
Hope this helps you out! Let me know if you need any more info.