Filter operators

A reference for every filter operator in BetterBoard — what it does, which field types support it, and how it behaves.

Single-value selection fields

Available on single-value fields such as Status, Priority, Work item Type, Assignee, Reporter, Fix Version, Component, 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
`includes all of`	Work item must have every selected value (AND — for multi-value fields like Labels, Sprint, and multi-select custom fields)
`is empty`	Field has no value
`is not empty`	Field has any value

Multi-value selection fields

Labels, Sprint, multi-select custom fields, and Assets fields use is any of, is none of, contains all, is empty, and is not empty. The selected values for Assets are linked Jira objects, so those conditions compare object identity rather than attributes. See Assets fields for the complete Assets scope.

Text operators

Available on text fields (Summary, short text, and URL custom fields).

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.

Jira Service Management SLA operators

SLA metrics offer remaining, elapsed, breached, running, paused, and completed. Remaining matches an unbreached zero-to-threshold window; elapsed matches at least the entered duration. Both only match ongoing SLA cycles, never concluded cycles. The other four operators need no value. See Jira Service Management SLAs for duration input 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