After you have run a search query, sometimes it is useful to save the query for later use. For example, you may have created queries for several projects, listing all the open bugs and new features in each project that are to be completed by a certain date, so you can keep an eye on their progress.
Instead of recreating this search query every time you want to check up on the statuses, you can save the query as a filter, which can be reused at a later stage. You can think of filters as named search queries that can be reused.
Other than being able to quickly pull up a report without having to recreate the queries, saving search queries as filters provides you with other benefits:
- Sharing saved filters with other users
- Using the filters as a source of data to generate reports
- Using the filters for agile boards (see Chapter 3, Using Jira for Agile Projects)
- Displaying results...