Change the view of search results
The preview panel is replacing the old detail view toggle
The preview panel is now the default experience for all users in global search and list views. We’re in the process of rolling out these changes, so your Jira space might not yet reflect the new experience. Read more about this change
When you run a search, you may want to triage the entire list of work items, or you may be looking for just one. Either way, you can change the way work items look in search results and modify the work items that appear.
To perform a search and produce a list of work items:
Select Search, then View all work items.
Adjust the search criteria to show the appropriate list of work items.
Your search results will first display as a list of work items. You can log work, update the status, attach files, comment, move, clone, delete, and perform other actions on individual work items by either selecting a field directly in the list, or using the More actions () menu at the end of a row.
To view a work item in more detail or make other changes, select the work item key from the list, and it will open in a preview panel.
Read on to find out how to refine your list of search results.
Change the sort order
From your search results, you can select the column name to sort your work items. If you select the same column name more than once, the sort order will switch between ascending and descending.
Note:
You can't sort by the Images column or the subtask aggregate columns (all columns beginning with '∑').
If you sort the search results for an advanced search, an ORDER BY clause is added/updated to your JQL query to reflect the order of work items in your search results.
Configure fields as columns
You can create different column configurations for yourself and for specific filters.
Jira has the following column configurations:
My Defaults: This is your default column configuration for search results.
Filter: This is enabled if you are viewing the search results for a filter. It will override your default column configuration.
System (shows only if you are a Jira administrator): This is the column configuration that applies to all users. It will be overridden by a user's default column configuration and filter-specific column configurations.
Configure columns in advanced search
Show or hide columns
To switch between different column configurations, select Configure columns and select one of the tabs: My Defaults, Filter, or System (shows only if you are a Jira administrator).
You can also modify any of these configurations.
To show or hide fields as columns:
Select Columns, My defaults, Filter, or System.
Scroll to find the fields you'd like to add or remove, or type a field name into the Search field (scrolling may not show all field names. Type a field name into the Search field if you don't see it).
Check or uncheck fields to show or hide them.
The number of fields you can configure as columns is 500. We recommend that you only add the most important ones to your view. If you want see more than 500 fields as columns, you can export your work items.
Configure columns for search results in a space
Customize your view to see your most important fields when searching for work items in a space.
To configure fields as columns:
Select Configure columns.
Select the fields you want to see along with your work items.
Move columns
Once you've added a field as a column, you can move it around:
Hover your cursor over the field (column) header.
Select More actions ().
Select Move column to first position to move it to the first column after the Work column.
Select Move column to left to move it one position to the left.
Select Move column to right to move it one position to the right.
Select Move column to last position to move it to the end.
You can only see columns for work item fields that haven't been hidden and that you have permission to see.
Resize your columns
To resize columns, select Search, then View all work items. Alternatively, select Filters in the main navigation, then select Search work items.
Drag the right border of a column to resize it. Alternatively, select the More actions () menu on a table header, then select Resize column.
Define a filter-specific column order
You can add a defined column order to a saved filter, which displays the filter results according to the saved column order. Otherwise, the results are displayed according to your personal column order (if you have set this) or the system default.
To display your configured column order in a filter subscription, select HTML for the Outgoing email format in your profile. If you receive text emails from Jira, you won't be able to see your configured column order.
To add a column layout to a saved filter:
Locate the filter you wish to update.
Select the filter's name to display the results.
Configure the column order as desired. Your changes are saved and will be displayed the next time you view this filter.
To remove a filter's saved column layout:
Locate the filter you wish to update.
Select the filter's name to display the results.
Select Configure columns, then Restore defaults.
Export column-ordered work items
When using a filter, select Export work items to export the fields within the filter in different formats. For instance, when the results of a saved filter are exported to Excel, the column order and choice of columns are those that were saved with the filter. Even if a user has configured a personal column order for the results on the screen, the saved configuration is used for the Excel export. To export using your own configuration, save a copy of the filter along with your configuration, and then export the results to Excel.
When not using a filter, select Export work items to export your default fields in different formats.
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