Frequent question: Can you import issues into Jira?

Choose to import all issues into one (new or existing) Jira project or into multiple Jira projects. To complete this step, fill in the following: Import to Jira Project – You can choose Select a project if importing all issues into a single Jira project.

How do I import data into Jira?

Before you begin, please back up your Jira data.

1. Log in to Jira as a user with the Jira Administrators global permission.
2. Select Administration > System > Import & Export > External System Import.
3. Select CSV to open the CSV File import page.
4. On the CSV File import page, select your CSV Source File.

Can you import user stories into Jira?

The import of data can be done to load your project using a CSV formatted file. In Jira the data is called Issues. A User Story is a type of Issue. This example was created to load User Stories from a CSV into a specific project.

Can you export issues from JIRA?

Jira users can export issues from Jira in three simple steps. All it takes is searching for the issue in the issue navigator, clicking the export button, and selecting the right format. Even if it’s quick and straightforward, this method poses a few limitations.

How do I import a linked issue in Jira?

Each link type requires its own column, as shown below, allowing you to import multiple types of links at once. If any of the issues already exist in Jira, be sure to enter a value into the Issue Key field. You can import issues in any combination: whether all, some, or none of the issues already existing in Jira.

How do I bulk import a story in Jira?

Upload your file

1. Choose > System.
2. In the Import and Export section, click External System Import and then click CSV.
3. Choose your CSV source file.
4. Leave the Use an existing configuration file option unchecked if you do not have a configuration file or if you want to create a new one.

How do I import subtasks into Jira?

To add subtasks to existing stories, this is all you need to do (Paraphrasing from above):

1. Add a column to your sub-task CSV file that contains the Issue Key of the parent (e.g. TEST-422)
2. Leave the Issue ID column blank.
3. Map the ‘Parent ID’ column you created to ‘Issue Key’ in the import template.
4. Do your import.

How do I create a multiple issue in Jira?

Steps

1. Choose to add the Create issue or Create subtask post function as usual.
2. Configure various options as usual.
3. Find the Create multiple issues parameter.
4. Add a comma separated list of entries. Processing will: Look at each entry. If no pattern is provided, the entry will be selected for continued processing.

How do you upload a backlog in Jira?

how to upload a backlog from an excel

1. Save your Excel as CSV.
2. Login with Administrator and then go to JIRA Administration > System > External System Import.
3. Under JIRA Import CSV.

How do I extract more than 1000 records in Jira?

Workaround

1. Run a search on the issue navigator to get all the issues need to be exported (Example below contains 200k+ issues).
2. Export the first 1000 issues using the standard export feature (Export > Excel)
3. Open the exported CSV files and manually consolidate them if necessary.

How do I extract a user story in Jira?

For exporting issues you can export to .csv by following these steps:

1. Go to the board or project you wish to export.
2. On the left side, click on Issues.
3. On the top right of your screen, click on “View all issues and filters”
4. On the top right of your screen, click on the “Export” drop down.

How do I extract reports in Jira?

In your plan, click the Reports tab to display the reports section for your plan. From the switch report menu, select Releases or Scope. If necessary, click and configure the display settings of the report. Click the Export button > select the location where you want to save the CSV file.