You can create Jira Bulk Issue using a comma separated by value file (CSV). JIRA Bulk Issue import using CSV template is one of the key features of JIRA. This feature can be very useful when you have a large number of issues to create or when you need to import issues from an external source. The CSV files are text files that represent tabulated data and separate different sections by commas. For import, you must find the mandatory fields defined in the JIRA setup as we need to include these in the template. These fields can be easily identified by an asterisk beside those fields.
Each CSV file must possess a heading row with a Summary column. The first row must be the heading row and represents the fields of the create issue page. Example − Issue ID, Issue Type, Issue Priority, Summary, Description, Acceptance Criteria, Labels, Story Points, Components, etc. The summary column will contain the summary of the task or ticket e.g. FDD Review, LOE, etc. Attached is a spreadsheet for your reference, you can adjust fields as per your JIRA setup.
Step 1 − Select “Issues” from the top of JIRA. “Import Issues from CSV” to open the Bulk Create Setup page.
Step 2 − On the Setup page, select CSV Source File. Do not check the “Use an existing configuration file” check box, if you do not have a configuration file or if you want to create a new configuration file.
Configuration files specify a mapping between column names in the CSV file’s header row and fields in the JIRA application.
Step 3 − If the user checks the checkbox of “Use an existing configuration file”, JIRA will ask to specify an Existing Configuration File.
Step 4 − If the user does not select this option, then at the end of the CSV file import wizard, JIRA will ask to create a configuration file, which can be used for subsequent CSV imports.
Click on the Next button → the Settings step of the CSV file import wizard will display. Complete the required fields. If the CSV file uses a different separator character other than a comma, specify that character in the CSV Delimiter field. If the separator is a ‘Tab’, this can be entered using the format ‘/t’.
Step 5 − Click on the Next button to proceed to the Map field’s step of the CSV file import wizard. Here, the user has to map the column headers of the CSV file to the fields in the selected JIRA project. After selection, tick the check box for the Map field value.
A CSV field should map to the JIRA summary field. This ensures the issues created have a summary.
Step 6 − Click on the Next button, and the Map values step of the CSV file import wizard will display. On this step of the import wizard, the user can select which specific CSV field values to map to which specific JIRA field value.
Fields whose Map Field Value checkboxes were selected in the previous step will be presented on this page.
If the CSV field has a username (e.g. Reporter or Assignee) and does not select the Map Field Value check box for this field in the previous step of the CSV file import wizard, then the importer will map imported usernames from the CSV file to (lowercase) JIRA usernames.
Step 7 − Click on the Validate button, it will validate the imported data and display if any errors or warnings are required, otherwise, it will display how many successful imports are possible with the file.
Step 8 − Now, Click the Begin Import button. The importer will display updates like import is in progress, then a success message when the import is completed.
Step 9 − Click on the Check Created issues, it will display the list of issues that are created using the CSV.
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