"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 space" is checked.

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

Solution

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

When this box is checked, Jira checks all of the boards located on this space 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 yet started)

• The sprint was created on a scrum board

• The sprint's origin board is located on the space you're currently viewing

Open the following URL and search for "projectkeys" in the output to see which spaces and sprints Jira has associated with this checkbox:

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 space

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 space.

To confirm whether your sprint's board is associated with a space, use the "projectkeys" URL check described above before you relocate the board.

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 space

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

If none of the boards located on your currents space 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