Retrieve previous issue number after moving issue between projects

[Dimitris Sarris]

Hi,

When I move an issue between projects (eg. Project A --> Project B), Jira reassigns a new issue id, based on the new project's issue numbering. 

eg. A-1234 --> B-11

Jira redirects the user automatically when you search using the old issue id. I would like to know if there is a way to retrieve all the issue IDs that my issue had between projects. I would like to see in my scenario:

"A-1234, B-11" or only "A-1234"

Thank you in advance for your suggestions

Dimitris

[Daniel Ebers · Accepted solution]

Hi Dimitris,

remembering from some earlier requirements it should still be possible to get the Key into a Scripted Field (this, though, would require an App called Script Runner) so at least you can display the former key in a custom field.

https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Jira-questions/Display-previous-key-of-moved-issue/qaq-p/406633

Needed code seems to have changed several times over the years but probably a start.

That means, like Jack, already said - you are restricted to how Jira works but could report the issue key in a custom field.

Regards,
Daniel

[Lawrence Walters]

You should be able to get this using the API call:

<server address>/rest/api/2/issue/<issue key>?expand=changelog

In the JSON that is returned, you'll see a changelog section, with a structure like this, which indicates the change in project and change in key.

"changelog": {

  ...

  "histories": [

    {

      ...

      "items": [

        {

          "field": "Key",

          "fieldtype": "jira",

          "from": null,

          "fromString": "A-1234",

          "to": null,

          "toString": "B-11"

        },

        {

          "field": "project",

          "fieldtype": "jira",

          "from": "...",

          "fromString": "A",

          "to": "...",

          "toString": "B"

        }

      ]

    }

  ]

  ...

}

See @Mohamed Benziane 's answers with Python code in this question: https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Jira-questions/How-to-get-issue-history-with-JIRA-API/qaq-p/1290968 

[Jack Brickey]

This cannot be achieved. The issue will be relabeled to be the latest issue number in the new project.