Viewing Dashboard Fails with NoClassDefFoundError

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This problem is related to a third party plugin, and therefore not supported by Atlassian. See Atlassian Supported Plugins for more information.

Symptoms

Viewing dashboard fails with this message:

1 2 3 4 5 ... Caused by: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: com/atlassian/jira/issue/search/SearchSort at com.tilefile.jira.plugin.portlet.savedfilter.ExtendedSearchRequestPortlet.<clinit>(ExtendedSearchRequestPortlet.java:42) ...

Cause

The error is caused by the third party Saved Filter Extended Portlet plugin being installed. The plugin is no longer compatible with JIRA.

Resolution

Remove the third party plugin or install a plugin that is compatible with JIRA.

Updated on April 8, 2025

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