This Suggestion has been implemented and is available in JIRA Agile 6.7 and later.
https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/AGILE/JIRA+Agile+6.7+Release+Notes#JIRAAgile6.7ReleaseNotes-OrderJIRAsearchresultsbysprint

Kind regards,
Martin
JIRA Agile

Thanks for the fast reply! I'll check this out.

It was a script field, so you need to have the Script Runner installed. Then you can create a script field like this:

def pe_sprint = getCustomFieldValue("Sprint")

if (pe_sprint)

else

or go crazy, like this:

def sprint = getCustomFieldValue("Sprint")

if (sprint) {
def name = sprint.name[-1]
date = name.split("
(")[-1].split("-")[0]
date_split = date.split("/")
try

catch(NumberFormatException)

if (date_split.size() > 2) {
year = date_split[2].toInteger()
if (year < 2000)

} else

start = year*10000+month*100+day
return start
} else

Hi Jon,

What type of customfield did you use? I tried to copy from Sprint to a short textfield but it gives me something like this: com.atlassian.greenhopper.service.sprint.Sprint@3b816cec[rapidViewId=428,state=FUTURE,name=44,startDate=,endDate=,completeDate=,id=406]

JIRA 5.2.8 here

We did this and it worked just fine.

Here is a possible workaround by the time the Jira development team decides how to scratch their backsides.

Create a custom field called "SortSprint".
Use a post function to copy actual sprint numbers of any issue types through any transition as well as creation and edit to the "SortSprint" field.
Include the Sort Sprint field in your screen schemas.
Use sortsprint field to sort by sprint.

P.S. this is just a high level idea. needs to be tested. So be careful.

Another +1. Rally has a view where one can display a list of user stories and Iteration is a sortable column. This was a useful view for me with Rally and it is one of the first things that I've missed since I've started using Jira.

Another +1. Pretty frustrating that our teams can't sort by this. Makes longer-term planning that bit more difficult.

Another +1. I work in a development team, often on different sprints simultaneously, and the ability to sort and organise my tasks as flexibly as possible is crucial.

I think it's quite embarrassing that an issue like this can be left unanswered for such a long time.

Users should be able to sort by ALL agile fields.