Filter operators

Filter operators define how BetterBoard matches work items. Card color rules and WIP limits also use these operators where supported.

Single-value selection fields

Available on single-value fields such as Status, Priority, Work item Type, Assignee, Reporter, and single-select custom fields.

Operator	Meaning
`is`	Matches exactly one selected value
`is any of`	Matches any of the selected values (OR)
`is not`	Excludes one selected value
`is none of`	Excludes all of the selected values
`is empty`	Field has no value
`is not empty`	Field has any value

Status category supports is any of and is none of.

Multi-value selection fields

Available on multi-value fields such as Labels, Sprint, Fix versions, Components, multi-select custom fields, and linked Assets objects.

Operator	Meaning
`is any of`	Field has at least one selected value
`is none of`	Excludes all of the selected values
`includes all of`	Field has every selected value
`is empty`	Field has no values
`is not empty`	Field has at least one value

For Assets attributes, the available operators depend on the attribute type.

Goals and Atlassian project operators

Available on Goals, Atlassian Project, Atlassian Goal Status, and Atlassian Project Status.

Operator	Meaning
`is any of`	Matches at least one selected goal, project, or status
`is none of`	Excludes all of the selected values. For status filters, every linked goal or project must have a known status outside the selection
`includes all of`	Matches work linked to every selected goal (Goals only)
`is empty`	Work item has no link in the selected field (Goals and Atlassian Project only)
`is not empty`	Work item has a link in the selected field (Goals and Atlassian Project only)

Status filters require a readable status on a linked goal or project. See Goals and Atlassian projects for examples.

Text operators

Available on filterable text fields such as Summary, paragraph text, and URL custom fields, with comparisons that vary by field.

Operator	Meaning
`is`	Exactly matches the entered text
`is not`	Does not exactly match the entered text
`contains`	Field includes the search string (case-insensitive substring match)
`does not contain`	Field does not include the search string
`is empty`	Field has no value
`is not empty`	Field has any value

Numeric operators

Available on number and rating custom fields.

Operator	Meaning
`is`	Exactly equal to the number
`is not`	Not equal to the number
`greater than`	Value is strictly greater than the number
`at least`	Value is greater than or equal to the number
`less than`	Value is strictly less than the number
`at most`	Value is less than or equal to the number
`is empty`	Field has no value
`is not empty`	Field has any value

Date operators

Available on date and date-time fields (Due Date, Start Date, Created, Updated, and date custom fields).

Operator	Meaning
`on`	On the selected calendar day
`not on`	Outside the selected calendar day
`before`	Earlier than the selected date
`on or before`	On or earlier than the selected date
`after`	Later than the selected date
`on or after`	On or later than the selected date
`is within`	On or between both selected dates, including the start and end dates
`is not within`	Outside the selected date range
`is empty`	No date set
`is not empty`	A date is set

Choose a relative date or timeframe, such as Today or This week, or select a fixed day or range under Specific dates…. Relative choices move with the calendar; specific dates stay fixed. Is within and is not within apply to native Jira date fields, not Assets date attributes.

Connected field operators

For Elements Connect fields, available operators depend on the field’s value type and the comparisons Jira exposes.

Change operator

Available in board filters, card color rules, and WIP limits on the native Jira fields Assignee, Reporter, Status, Priority, Resolution, and Fix versions.

Operator	Meaning
`changed after`	Changed after the selected date
`changed before`	Changed before the selected date
`changed on`	Changed on the selected calendar day
`changed during`	Changed within the selected range, including the full final day in your Jira time zone
`changed by`	Changed by the selected Jira user

Status → changed during → This week finds work whose status changed this week.

Saved Jira filters

Available on the Jira filter field, which uses filters already saved in Jira.

Operator	Meaning
`matches any of`	At least one selected filter returns the work item
`matches all of`	Every selected filter returns the work item

Jira evaluates saved filters using each viewer’s access. Share them in Jira with the people who need them. If a saved filter is inaccessible, BetterBoard shows a notice and skips the affected card color or WIP rule.

Jira Service Management SLA operators

Available on Jira Service Management SLA metrics such as Time to first response and Time to resolution.

Operator	Meaning
`remaining`	An ongoing, unbreached cycle has up to the entered time left, including zero
`elapsed`	An ongoing cycle has used at least the entered time
`breached`	Jira reports that the most recent cycle breached its target
`running`	Jira reports the SLA as running
`paused`	Jira reports the SLA as paused
`completed`	Jira reports a completed SLA cycle

Enter a duration for remaining or elapsed. See Jira Service Management SLAs for formats and examples.

Blockers operators

Available on the Blockers field. These operators have no value to pick — they act as toggles based on the presence of work item links.

Operator	Meaning
`is blocked`	Has at least one “is blocked by” work item link
`is not blocked`	Has no “is blocked by” links
`is blocking`	Is blocking at least one other work item
`is not blocking`	Is not blocking any other work items