How to filter out issues that are not linked to any objective or key result in Jira?

[Nupur Gupta]

Hello.

Kindly help. I am trying to find filter out a list of all issues that are not linked to any Objective or Key result in Jira. We are using a OKR in Jira plug-in and I am unable to find a field that I can put a filter on to derive a list of such issues.

[Nupur Gupta · Accepted solution]

Thankfully, I was able to solve my own question and hope it helps others. 😃

I went with the following : KR is EMPTY.

Specifically, project = projectID AND kr is EMPTY order by created DESC

[Oday Rafeh]

Hi @[deleted]  and Welcome, 

To filter out Jira issues not linked to any objectives or key results, especially when using an OKR plugin, you might need to explore a few options since this can vary based on how the plugin works with Jira:

Check Custom Fields: Some plugins use custom fields to link issues to objectives or key results. You can try to find these fields in your issue navigator and look for issues where these fields are empty.

Use Issue Links: If your plugin uses Jira's issue linking, you can try a query in the Jira issue search  issueLinkType != “YourLinkTypeName” to find issues not linked under a specific link type. Replace “YourLinkTypeName” with the actual name of the link type used by your plugin.

Plugin Documentation: It's a good idea to check the documentation for the OKR plugin you're using. There might be specific instructions or JQL functions provided by the plugin to help with this kind of filtering.

Remember, the exact steps can vary depending on how the OKR plugin integrates with Jira, so there isn't a one-size-fits-all answer.

[Nupur Gupta]

Thanks Oday, for the answer. This is standard way of trying to filter out issues however doesn’t work with the plugins and specifically for OKR but this was helpful in finding the solution.