Grouping

You can group filter criteria together to create more complex expressions. When combining filter criteria, you are essentially combining logical ANDs and ORs in a single expression. A filter grouping that is added subordinate to another filter grouping is enclosed in parentheses when the system builds the filter syntax; this means that the subordinate grouping is evaluated separately, then its result is used to evaluate the parent grouping.

To view work items that have a start date equal to October 1, 2010, and have a priority of 1 or 2, build the following filter expression:

To view work items that have been cancelled, or that have been suspended and has a priority of 1, build the following filter expression: