After closing a sprint incomplete issues doesn't return to the top of the backlog

Summary

As of JIRA Software 7.1, when completing a Sprint, a popup will appear allowing the Admin to choose a Destination for Incomplete Issues if there are Sprints Scheduled. By Default, the Backlog is Selected; in previous versions of JIRA Software (Agile), incomplete issues will be returned to the top of the backlog.

Current behavior: If you complete a sprint and then return all incomplete issues to the backlog then they will return to the location in the backlog they were before the sprint started. This means if you dragged them from the bottom (if you just created them for example) then they'll return to the bottom.

See related: Completing a sprint

Environment

• JIRA Software 7.1+

Steps to Reproduce

1. Create an issue and place it at the bottom of the backlog
2. Create new Sprint
3. Add newly created issue to the sprint
4. Start Sprint
5. Stop Sprint and choose to return issue to backlog

Expected Results

Issue is placed at top of the backlog

Actual Results

Issue returns to the bottom of the backlog

Notes

Problem is not present in JIRA 6.4.x

Workaround

• Drag issues to the top of the backlog before adding them to your sprint.
• Create a future sprint and move incomplete issue there before closing the current sprint.