Importing to JIRA cloud from csv exported from JIRA server fails with error

Doru Botez

I'm trying to move a project from JIRA server to JIRA cloud via csv. The import ends with an error "

At least one given IssueParentAssociations must not be empty!

"Following is the full log of the import:

2019-09-17 19:57:35,620 INFO - Import started by doru.botez using com.atlassian.jira.plugins.importer.imports.csv.CsvDataBean
2019-09-17 19:57:35,825 INFO - ------------------------------
2019-09-17 19:57:35,825 INFO - Importing: Users
2019-09-17 19:57:35,825 INFO - ------------------------------
2019-09-17 19:57:35,825 INFO - Only new items will be imported
2019-09-17 19:57:35,840 INFO - 2 users associated with import. All of them imported as inactive, this can be changed after import in User Access step.
2019-09-17 19:57:35,840 INFO - ------------------------------
2019-09-17 19:57:35,840 INFO - Finished Importing : Users
2019-09-17 19:57:35,840 INFO - ------------------------------
2019-09-17 19:57:35,840 INFO - 0 users successfully created.
2019-09-17 19:57:35,843 INFO - Retrieving projects...
2019-09-17 19:57:35,861 INFO - Project ExternalProject{id='null', key='XFX4K', externalName='null', name='Xantrex Freedom 4K Firmware', type='null', template='null'} exists and found correctly.
2019-09-17 19:57:35,863 INFO - ------------------------------
2019-09-17 19:57:35,863 INFO - Importing: Versions
2019-09-17 19:57:35,863 INFO - ------------------------------
2019-09-17 19:57:35,863 INFO - Only new items will be imported
2019-09-17 19:57:35,869 INFO - ------------------------------
2019-09-17 19:57:35,869 INFO - Finished Importing : Versions
2019-09-17 19:57:35,869 INFO - ------------------------------
2019-09-17 19:57:35,869 INFO - ------------------------------
2019-09-17 19:57:35,869 INFO - Importing: Components
2019-09-17 19:57:35,869 INFO - ------------------------------
2019-09-17 19:57:35,869 INFO - Only new items will be imported
2019-09-17 19:57:35,869 INFO - ------------------------------
2019-09-17 19:57:35,869 INFO - Finished Importing : Components
2019-09-17 19:57:35,869 INFO - ------------------------------
2019-09-17 19:57:35,875 INFO - Retrieving custom fields...
2019-09-17 19:57:35,882 INFO - ------------------------------
2019-09-17 19:57:35,882 INFO - Importing: Issues
2019-09-17 19:57:35,882 INFO - ------------------------------
2019-09-17 19:57:35,882 INFO - Only new items will be imported
2019-09-17 19:57:35,984 INFO - Importing issue: [externalId='96313', summary='Implement basic 4KW Inverter / Charger functionality for split-phase model, no multi-unit support tested']
2019-09-17 19:57:36,031 INFO - ------------------------------
2019-09-17 19:57:36,031 INFO - Finished Importing : Issues
2019-09-17 19:57:36,031 INFO - ------------------------------
2019-09-17 19:57:36,032 ERROR - Unexpected failure occurred. Importer will stop immediately. Data may be in an unstable state: At least one given IssueParentAssociations must not be empty!

At the beginning I has a file with more than 345 issues containing Epics, Stories, Bugs, Subtasks, then I tried to break the csv file into files that contain only epics, only stories and only bugs and tried to start importing the epics first but I still get the same error when importing only the Epics.

Google did not return any info regarding the "IssueParentAssociations" so I hope someone would be able to help.

 

Thanks a lot,

Doru

Petter Gonçalves

Hello Doru,

Welcome to Atlassian Community!

The error you are facing when trying to import the issues to your Cloud application usually happens when:

1 - You try to import sub-tasks before importing the related parent issues or

2 - You try to import the issues to a Next-gen project. For now, it is not supported yet (See JSWCLOUD-17758)

Additionally, please check if the CSV file is properly configured by following the steps in the documentation below:

How to prepare a database export for a CSV Import from a JIRA Server application to a JIRA Cloud application

 

That being said, I will need to take a look at your CSV file in order to further investigate your problem. If both suggestions above are not applicable, please create a new standard support ticket using the link below or let me know if you want me to create the ticket for you:

- https://support.atlassian.com/contact/

We will be waiting for your answer to further investigate it.