Getting an error when importing CSV for a new jira service desk project.

Question

I'm getting the following error when attempting to import a csv for a new Jira Service Desk project.

Unexpected failure occurred. Importer will stop immediately. Data may be in an unstable state:

That's all the error says.

Dave Theodore [Coyote Creek Consulting] · Answer

I'd bet it's linefeeds in your CSV.  How are you generating the CSV? Try to avoid using a spreadsheet editor, as they tend to munge CSV files for some reason.