title: Searching for multiple parameters in URL using JQL
body: <p>I am new to Jira and am trying to understand JQL. I have been trying to figure out a way by which I can search for multiple parameters in a URL using the '%' wild card char using JQL.</p>
  
  <p>So here's the sample JQL I am running in the advanced search section :-</p>
  
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    <p>"Business Unit/Domain"  = "My Back Window" AND "PoC URL" ~ "%q=mm&amp;start=%" </p>
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  <p>Now there are several URLs of the form </p>
  
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    <p><a href="http://www.myhouse.com/index/refine?q=mm&amp;start=0;xyz" rel="nofollow">http://www.myhouse.com/index/refine?q=mm&amp;start=0;xyz</a></p>
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  <p>Now when I do the above JQL i get the above URL as the result. But if I change the JQL to something like :-</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>"Business Unit/Domain"  = "My Back Window" AND "PoC URL" ~ "%q=mm%" </p>
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  <p>I do not get any results at all. Logically using the 'like(~)' operator and the wild card char, '%', in the above fashion should also give me the result that I received from the former JQL, right ? </p>
  
  <p>I come from the SQL background and am trying to assume that JQL is quite similar to SQL, unless of course I am missing something. </p>
  
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    <p>So what am I missing here ? Why don't I get the expected result and if this is the way JQL works then please advice a suitable work around for doing what is intended as indicated in the latter JQL. (That is searching for multiple parameters in a URL using ~ and % in JQL).</p>
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