SavedQuery

Represents a saved search.

Properties

Name	Type	Description
becomesRemoved	Boolean	Read-only. When `true`, the entity is removed in the current transaction. Otherwise, `false`. This property can become `true` only in on-change rules when the rule is triggered on the removal of an issue or an article. In the rule code, the `runOn` rule property must contain the `removal` parameter set to `true`. Available since 2017.4.37915 runOn: {removal: true}
extensionProperties	Object	The object containing extension properties for this entity and their values. Extension properties are custom properties that might be added to core YouTrack entities by an app. For details about extension properties, see Extension Properties. Available since 2024.3 const entities = require('@jetbrains/youtrack-scripting-api/entities'); exports.rule = entities.Issue.action({ command: 'test', action: function (ctx) { const printValues = () => { return 'stringProp:' + ctx.issue.extensionProperties.stringProp + ';' + 'integerProp:' + ctx.issue.extensionProperties.integerProp + ';' + 'booleanProp:' + ctx.issue.extensionProperties.booleanProp + ';' + 'issueProp:' + ctx.issue.extensionProperties.issueProp?.id + ';' + 'issuesProp:' + ctx.issue.extensionProperties.issuesProp?.first()?.id + ';' } ctx.issue.addComment(printValues()); } });
isNew	Boolean	Read-only. When `true`, the entity is created in the current transaction. Otherwise, `false`. Available since 2018.2.42351
name	String	Read-only. The name of the saved search.
owner	User	Read-only. The user who created the saved search.
permittedReadUserGroups	Set .< UserGroup >	Read-only. The groups of users for whom the tag or saved search is visible.
permittedReadUsers	Set .< User >	Read-only. The users for whom the tag or saved search is visible.
permittedUpdateUserGroups	Set .< UserGroup >	Read-only. The groups of users who are allowed to update the settings for the tag or saved search.
permittedUpdateUsers	Set .< User >	Read-only. The users who are allowed to update the settings for the tag or saved search.
query	String	Read-only. The search query.
shareGroup	UserGroup	Read-only. The group of users for whom the tag or saved search is visible. If the tag or the saved search is only visible to its owner, the value for this property is `null`. Use `folder.permittedReadUserGroups` and `folder.permittedReadUsers` instead.
updateShareGroup	UserGroup	Read-only. The group of users who are allowed to update the settings for the tag or saved search. If the tag or the saved search can only be updated by its owner, the value for this property is `null`. Use `folder.permittedUpdateUserGroups` and `folder.permittedUpdateUsers` instead.

Methods

findByExtensionProperties

static findByExtensionProperties(extensionPropertiesQuery)

Searches for SavedQuery entities with extension properties that match the specified query.

Available since 2024.3.43260

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
extensionPropertiesQuery	Object	The extension properties query, defined as a set of key-value pairs representing properties and their corresponding values.

Return Value

Type	Description
Set .< SavedQuery >	The set of SavedQuery entities that contain the specified extension properties.

Example

{ property1: "value1", property2: "value2" }

findByName

static findByName(name)

Finds a list of saved searches with the specified name. The list only includes saved searches that are visible to the current user. The saved searches that were created by the current user are returned at the top of the list.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
name	String	The name of the saved search to search for.

Return Value

Type	Description
Set .< SavedQuery >	A list of saved searches that match the specified name.

findQueryByName

static findQueryByName(name)

Finds the most relevant saved search with the specified name that is visible to the current user.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
name	String	The name of the saved search to search for.

Return Value

Type	Description
SavedQuery	The most relevant saved search.

becomes

becomes(fieldName, expected)

Checks whether a field is set to an expected value in the current transaction.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
fieldName	string	The name of the field to check.
expected	string	The expected value.

Return Value

Type	Description
boolean	If the field is set to the expected value, returns `true`.

canBeReadBy

canBeReadBy(fieldName, user)

Checks whether a user has permission to read the field.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
fieldName	string	The name of the field.
user	User	The user for whom the permission to read the field is checked.

Return Value

Type	Description
boolean	If the user can read the field, returns `true`.

canBeWrittenBy

canBeWrittenBy(fieldName, user)

Checks whether a user has permission to update the field.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
fieldName	string	The name of the field.
user	User	The user for whom the permission to update the field is checked.

Return Value

Type	Description
boolean	If the user can update the field, returns `true`.

is

is(fieldName, expected)

Checks whether a field is equal to an expected value.

Available since 2019.2.55603

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
fieldName	string	The name of the field to check.
expected	string	The expected value.

Return Value

Type	Description
boolean	If the field is equal to the expected value, returns `true`.

isChanged

isChanged(fieldName)

Checks whether the value of a field is changed in the current transaction.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
fieldName	string	The name of the field to check.

Return Value

Type	Description
boolean	If the value of the field is changed in the current transaction, returns `true`.

oldValue

oldValue(fieldName)

Returns the previous value of a single-value field before an update was applied. If the field is not changed in the transaction, returns null.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
fieldName	string	The name of the field.

Return Value

Type	Description
Object	If the field is changed in the current transaction, the previous value of the field. Otherwise, `null`.

required

required(fieldName, message)

Asserts that a value is set for a field. If a value for the required field is not set, the specified message is displayed in the user interface.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
fieldName	string	The name of the field to check.
message	string	The message that is displayed to the user that describes the field requirement.

was

was(fieldName, expected)

Checks whether a field was equal to an expected value prior to the current transaction.

Available since 2019.2.55603

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
fieldName	string	The name of the field to check.
expected	string	The expected value.

Return Value

Type	Description
boolean	If the field was equal to the expected value, returns `true`.

10 September 2026