Import bugs from another program

[Geoffrey]

I am moving to Jira, is there a way to import a list of my current bugs into Jira in bulk?

[Rilwan Ahmed]

Hi @Geoffrey ,

Welcome to the community !!

Yes. You can import data from different application to Jira. 

If there is already an existing jira project, export the bugs from another application/tool into csv file first and then import to jira. 

To import, go to admin settings --> system --> External System Import --> CSV --> upload the required file, click on Advanced and select the file delimiter. 
In next page, select required project and field mappings. 

Please note:

• Try import in test instance or test project first and with few rows. 
• Each CSV file must possess a heading row with a Summary column. 
• Map columns from csv file to required fields in Jira.
• If there is no project in jira, first create a required project and then do the Import. 

Refer Migrate from other issue trackers for few steps from different tools to Jira

Refer this link for Import data from a CSV file. 

[Geoffrey]

Is there a sample CSV I can work from?

[Rilwan Ahmed]

You have examples in https://support.atlassian.com/jira-cloud-administration/docs/import-data-from-a-csv-file/

[Mohamed Benziane]

Hi,

welcome to the community

yes you can try a csv import

https://support.atlassian.com/jira-cloud-administration/docs/import-data-from-a-csv-file/