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Note that smart querying with "due:" does not work correctly as a result of a bug. To search by due date, use the "issue navigator" found under "search for issues." The "overdue" smart term does work with smart querying.
Basic Search
The basic search is more precise than the quick search, but easier to use than the advanced search. It provides a user-friendly interface that lets you define complex queries, without needing to know how to use JQL (advanced searching).
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If you select one of the fields under "More," it will default to a value of "All" and appear on a second line in the menu bar. Use the drop-down screen for that field to define one or more specific search values for that field.
You can also enter text in the box marked "Contains Text" to search the summary, description, and comments for that word.
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Here are a few common search strings that are used across the system:
All issues in the HELP project
project = HELP
All Open and High priority issues in the JIRA project
project = JIRA AND status = Open AND priority = High
All Unassigned issues in the JIRA or HELP project that are not Closed or Resolved, sorted by Created Date
project in (JIRA, HELP) AND assignee is EMPTY AND status not in (Closed, Resolved) ORDER BY createdDate DESC
All your own Closed or Resolved issues within the last 12 weeks, sorted by Updated Date
(assignee = currentuser() OR creator = currentuser()) AND resolutiondate >= -12w ORDER BY updatedDate DESC
All issues where an user added a comment (using the issueFunction)
issueFunction in commented("by bdchabot")
To learn more on advanced searching, please see Advanced Searching
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To change the default view for issue navigator, select the "change view" button (which displays as three stacked lines at the far right of the search criteria menu). You can then change the default view from this menu.
Saving Filters
You may want to re-use a search that you have set up in either basic search or advanced search mode.
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To unhide the Filters column, select the two right brackets that display at the top of the column.