CSV import labels - spaces are not allowed in label name in csv.

[Santhosh R Bhat]

Hello All,

I m using jira cloud. I would like to import 2 issues into Jira. The 3 issues have all the required filed as well as label as one of the field.

I have csv file containing 2 issues with labels. The values of label for each issue are

Test Module 1

Test Module 2

While importing the csv the following error appears.

Issue can't be created due to the error/s [The label "Test Module 1" can't contain spaces]

Issue can't be created due to the error/s [The label "Test Module 2" can't contain spaces]

1) I tried adding the labels between single quote / double quotes in the csv file. The same error is displayed. 

2) The word "Test Module 1" is a single label, not multiple labels.

3) If the label is changed to "Tes-Module-1", the import works properly.

Please suggest how to import labels with spces.

Thanks

Santhosh R. Bhat

[Trudy Claspill · Accepted solution]

Hello @Santhosh R Bhat 

Spaces are not allowed in Labels values at all, even if you enter the values directly in the UI.

You need to use dashes or underscores instead of spaces.

[Matt Doar]

[ and ] are not allowed either.

Colons are a valid character but will cause the labels not to appear in the autocomplete text.  JQL searches for labels with colons seems to work though.

Equals (=) seems to work

There is also a limit of 255 characters for a label