How to track the number of sprints a Jira ticket has moved through

Summary

This article documents the solution to the problem and the scenario when the project admin would like to track the number of sprints a Jira ticket has moved through.

Environment

Jira Cloud

Solution

Unfortunately, Jira does not provide a native feature or specific field out of the box to directly count the number of sprints a ticket has been part of from start to end. However, there is an approach using Automation for Jira you can consider to get this information:

Automation

• Jira Automation: If you're using Jira Cloud, consider leveraging Jira's built-in automation rules. You could create a rule that increments your custom "Sprint Count" field every time an issue is moved to a new sprint. This approach requires some setup but can automate the counting process moving forward.

• Add a number custom field by navigating to Settings Cog Icon >> Issues > Custom Fields, named SprintCount

• Add an automation rule, triggered on Sprint Completion, and increment theSprintCount. Please find the step-by-step screenshots below:

• Set the value of SprintCount to {{issue.sprint.size}}