IAuditableCommon auditableCommon = (IAuditableCommon) teamRepository.getClientLibrary(IAuditableCommon.class);

IQueryableAttribute attribute = QueryableAttributes.getFactory(IWorkItem.ITEM_TYPE).findAttribute(projectArea, IWorkItem.PROJECT_AREA_PROPERTY, auditableCommon, monitor);

IQueryableAttribute type = QueryableAttributes.getFactory(IWorkItem.ITEM_TYPE).findAttribute(projectArea, "custom.attribute.applicationNumber", auditableCommon, monitor);

Expression inProjectArea = new AttributeExpression(attribute, AttributeOperation.EQUALS, projectArea);

Expression isType = new AttributeExpression(type, AttributeOperation.EQUALS, att);

Term typeinProjectArea = new Term(Term.Operator.AND);

typeinProjectArea.add(inProjectArea);

typeinProjectArea.add(isType);