Views

What a view is

A view is a saved way of looking at issues: a query, a layout and how the result is arranged. Open Filters → Views. Unlike a saved filter, which stores only the query, a view also remembers the layout, grouping, sort order and columns.

Built-in views

Everyone has All work, Assigned to me, Created by me and Recently updated. They cannot be edited or deleted, but you can favourite them and duplicate one to make your own copy.

Layouts

Layout	Good for
List	Reading and quick scanning.
Table	Comparing fields; click a column header to sort.
Board	Groups become columns and sub-groups become swimlanes — a board for any query.
Calendar	Placing issues by due date, start date, created or updated.
Timeline	Bars from start date to due date.

The query

Combine JQL and/or simple filters — projects, statuses, types, priorities, labels, assignee, reporter, text, open or resolved. Both are joined with AND. The JQL is checked the same way as in saved filters; see the JQL reference.

Arranging the result

• Display properties — choose the columns and their order: key, summary, type, status, priority, assignee, reporter, project, labels, components, fix versions, sprint, story points, created, updated, resolved, resolution, due date, start date.
• Sort — up to three terms. With none, the JQL ORDER BY applies, otherwise newest first.
• Group by / sub-group by — status, assignee, priority, type, label, sprint or none.
• Show empty groups — adds buckets with no issues for status, priority and type, handy for a board.

Changes apply immediately but are not saved until you choose. A bar offers Save changes (if you own the view), Save as new view and Reset. Your last settings are remembered per browser until you save or reset. Grouping covers the loaded page: 100 issues for list and table, 500 for board, calendar and timeline; the page notes when there are more.

Sharing

A view is private by default. Share it with everyone who can sign in, specific users, groups you belong to, or the members of a project. Only the owner or an administrator can change or delete it. A view is always run as the person opening it, limited to projects they can browse, so sharing a view never reveals an issue.

Exporting

Export downloads the current configuration, including unsaved changes, as CSV, Excel (XLSX) or JSON. At most 10,000 rows are exported; a notice says when the result was cut off. CSV carries a byte-order mark so Excel reads accented text correctly, and cells that start with =, +, - or @ are prefixed so a spreadsheet never runs them as formulas. Every export is recorded in the audit log (who, format, number of rows — never the issue content).

An administrator can switch Views off; the menu entry and API then disappear but saved views are kept.