EPIC without links / issues
Asked by Roger:

Hello

Targe ist to find alle EPIC which have not linkedIssues, means Empty EPIC.

I try to find a solution (there many entries here but not find the right solution)

a) project = ABC and issueType = EPIC and parent is EMPTY and issuetype not in (Epic,Subtask)

=\> parent with EMPTY not allowed in my jira

b) project = ABC and isseuTpye = EPIC and hasLinkType("Epic-Story Link")))

=\> hasLinkType not existing in my jira

c) project ABC AND issuetype = EPIC AND numberOfLinks = 0

=\> numberOfLInks not exist in my jira

Same with IssueFunction ...

=\> IssueFunction not exist in my jira


Answers:
author: Roger
body: It total means NOT with the standard JQL possible

comments: author: Jehan Bhathena
body: Hey [@Roger](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/2258190)

You're right on the part that isn't feasible with JQL directly, but I would hihgly recommend trying out the Jira Cloud for Excel method

(Mentioned here <https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Jira-questions/Re-EPIC-without-links-issues/qaq-p/2745049/comment-id/1031079#M1031079>), this is one of the most flexible methods available for use with Jira, that lets you filter out data with Excel's capabilities.


author: Prosper Agwegiokhe
body: Hi [@Roger](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/250856),

I'm Prosper, a support engineer at Appfire, and I'm here to help you.  
Sadly, natively, you'll not be able to find epics without links or issues.

However, the app my team works, [JQL Search Extensions for Jira](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1214791/jql-search-extensions-for-jira-reports?hosting=cloud&tab=overview&utm_source=atlassiancommunity&utm_medium=listinglink&utm_campaign=mauricio), you can use the query below to get your desired results:  
issuesInEpicCount = 0 and issueLinkType is EMPTY

Please contact our [support](https://appfire.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portal/11) if you have any other questions about this query.  
We'll be happy to help you!

Best regards.

comments: author: Roger
body: Thanks ... i am disappointed that this simply JQL are not able to get out of the box as standard from Atlassian


author: Jehan Bhathena
body: Hi [@Roger](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/2258190)

The functions mentioned are mostly part of plugins like script runners or something else.

You can leverage Jira Cloud for Excel [https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1221301/jira-cloud-for-excel-official?tab=overview\&hosting=cloud](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1221301/jira-cloud-for-excel-official?tab=overview&hosting=cloud)

This come bundled with any Jira instance and can be very flexible for such use cases.

Let us know how it goes.

comments: author: Jehan Bhathena
body: If you don't have a excel license [https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1220382/jira-cloud-for-google-sheets-official?tab=overview\&hosting=cloud](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1220382/jira-cloud-for-google-sheets-official?tab=overview&hosting=cloud) use this instead.


author: Magdalena Zhisheva
body: Hi [@Roger](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/2258190) ,

You may take a look here: <https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Jira-questions/In-JQL-how-do-I-query-for-Epics-with-no-child-Issue-Links/qaq-p/1563646>


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