How to filter out one component, but seeing the rest?

[Emelie]

Hi all, 

I want to filter out one specific component. When I googled, I read that the correct syntax is: 

project="myProjet" AND (component != XYZ)

The problem here is that all issues without any component, are also excluded. That's not what I want. I want to show everything, but not component XYZ. 

How do I do that? 

Thanks

Emelie 

[Jack Brickey · Accepted solution]

Add the following…

… AND Component is not Empty

[Emelie]

How do I add that to the query? 

[Emelie]

I added this query:

project="myProject" AND (component != XYZ) AND (component != empty)

But it still filters out all issues without components. 

[Jack Brickey]

try this...

project="myProject" AND (component != XYZ) AND (component is not empty)

[Piotr Janik]

everything, but not component XYZ.

That would be

project="myProject" AND ((component != XYZ) OR (component is empty))

although I fail to understand why the OR (component is empty) part is necessary (I tested it on my instance, it really is). The operators reference (https://confluence.atlassian.com/jirasoftwareserver/advanced-searching-operators-reference-939938745.html#Advancedsearchingoperatorsreference-NOT_EQUALSNOTEQUALS:!=) doesn't seem to cover this case.

EDIT: OK, I'm not sure if I missed that part or if the text has been updated, but the operator reference does cover this case:

The operator won't match a field that has no value (an empty field). For example, component != fred will only match issues that have a component and this component isn't "fred". To find issues that have a component other than "fred" or have no component, you should type component != fred or component is empty.

(Though I still fail to understand why anyone would have designed it that way).

[Juliano Carlos]

Thanks a lot!! helped me to solve in my project!