How to track the number of sprints a Jira ticket has moved through
Platform Notice: Cloud - This article applies to Atlassian products on the cloud platform.
Summary
This article documents the solution to the problem and the scenario when the project admin would like to track the number of sprints a Jira ticket has moved through.
Environment
Jira Cloud
Solution
Unfortunately, Jira does not provide a native feature or specific field out of the box to directly count the number of sprints a ticket has been part of from start to end. However, there is an approach using Automation for Jira you can consider to get this information:
Automation
- Jira Automation: If you're using Jira Cloud, consider leveraging Jira's built-in automation rules. You could create a rule that increments your custom "Sprint Count" field every time an issue is moved to a new sprint. This approach requires some setup but can automate the counting process moving forward.
- Add a number custom field by navigating to Settings Cog Icon >> Issues > Custom Fields, named SprintCount
- Add an automation rule, triggered on Sprint Completion, and increment the SprintCount. Please find the step-by-step screenshots below:
- Set the value of SprintCount to
{{issue.sprint.size}}