can I edit an auto generated field

[Jeff]

I have created a new form in JIRA and will have to import over 400 reports from a previously used Access database.  The new JIRA form auto generates a number for each new document created.  I would like to be able to edit that record number to keep them consistent with my previous database numbering sequence.  Is it possible to override the auto generation function?

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist- · Accepted solution]

No, Jira generates the issue ids based on the previous number in the project.  You can't set them.

Off the shelf though, Jira has an "external id" field (not usually exposed by default, but it's not hard to get to, or recreate if it's been removed), and you can import whatever you want into there.  Most of us use it for referring back to the importing source.