From the course: Learning Jira (Cloud Edition)

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Using basic search

Using basic search

In the last section, I showed how to enter an issue ID or phrase in Jira search bar. But what if you don't know the issue ID or need to find multiple issues? What if you only know that the issue was created yesterday or the issue was created by your team member or the issue was placed in the backlog last November? Jira's powerful search feature helps you wade through thousands of issues to find one or many. There are two search methods; basic and advanced. The first time you visit the Search page, you'll see basic mode. Basic mode is a series of drop-down menus to help narrow a search. If you know what Jira project the issue is in, click the Project drop-down and select it from the list. Let's search for the HR issue titled Create Onboarding Checklist from our earlier example. I'll check the box next to the Human Resources project. Now that action alone filtered out thousands of issues not in the HR project. Next, if you know who the issue is assigned to, click the Assignee drop-down…

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