"Only show sprints in this project" not working as expected in Jira Cloud

Summary

When the sprint field is edited, you can select from all sprints unless the option "Only show Sprints in this Project" is checked.

When the option "Only show Sprints in this Project" is checked, some sprints can be unexpectedly missing.

Solution

What sprints appear when "Only show sprints in this project" is selected?

When this box is checked, Jira checks all of the boards located on this project and gathers a list of all Active and Future sprints created using those boards.

Therefore, the sprints you'll see must match all of these criteria:

• The sprint is Active or Future (created but not started yet)

• The sprint was created on a Scrum board

• The board where the sprint was created is located on the project you're currently viewing

You can open the below URL and search for "projectkeys" in the output to check which projects and sprints Jira has associated when using this checkbox:

https://<jira_instance_name>.atlassian.net/rest/greenhopper/1.0/sprint/picker?query=&maxResults=10&maxActiveSprints=5

If you aren't seeing any sprints, or don't see the sprints you expect, these are the most likely causes.

The board location is set to a user profile instead of a project

The sprint won't appear in the dropdown if the sprint's origin board is located on a user profile. This is because Jira can't reliably associate the sprint board with a specific project.

To change a board's location:

1. Visit the board

2. Select ... (more options) > Configure board

3. In the General tab, use the Location dropdown to relocate the board to a project

The board location is set to a project but there are no sprints created on any of that project's boards

If none of the boards located on your current project contain any Active or Future sprints, then none can display in the dropdown.

To create a sprint:

1. Visit the board

2. Navigate to the Backlog tab

3. In the Backlog section header, select Create sprint