How to clone entire project issues including issue links?

Question

Hi.

I am new to JIRA software (cloud based).

How do I "clone an entire project issues including their issues links".

What are my options (scripts/easy/hard/cheap/expensive/secure/non secure). Coding myself is not one of these options.

Note: The best I came up to is "Deep Clone" which does not seem to have capability to clone whole projects. Please correct me with proof if I misunderstood its capabilities.

Marlene Kegel - codefortynine · Answer

Update Apr 19, 2021: We released an update that enables you to clone issues between two or more Jira cloud instances.

Welcome to the community, @Mickael Yusufidis

It will be possible in the near future. We are currently working on an update, that enables Deep Clone customers to clone issues between Jira instances.

We could notify once it is released, if you write a message to our support.

Mickael Yusufidis_31pfyc · Answer

Hi Marlene.  I'm wondering if there's a way to Deep Clone projects between Jira Instances?

Trudy P Claspill · Answer

Hello @Ram P

Are you using Classic or Next Gen projects?

In the Create Project UI in JIRA, there is a checkbox for "share settings with an existing project"

When you check that box you will get a "Choose Project" picklist. Select the project that already is configured with the workflows, screens, permissions, etc. that you want for the new project. When you click the Create button the new project will be created linked to the same Workflow Scheme, Field Configuration Scheme, Issue Type Scheme, Permission Scheme, etc. that are used in the original project.

Regarding the creation of issue links when "cloning" a project, you can do this through CSV import if you have JIRA Administrator permissions.

If you have read this JIRA article on importing issues from CSV

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

...the concept to use is similar to how they describe importing sub-tasks.

Here is an article from a consulting company on the topic of importing links.

https://www.praecipio.com/resources/blog/guide-import-linked-issues-into-jira-from-csv

You would need to create a CSV that included all the source issues and their linked issues. You can do that through the Advanced Search UI, using the List View of the output, and adding the Links column.

Basically, each issue in your CSV file needs a unique numeric identifier. Then in the Links columns in your CSV, you reference the unique numeric identifier for the linked issue instead of the Issue Key.

Here's a simple example. If this was your output CSV

Issue Key, Type, Summary, Outward Issue Link (Blocks)
SRC-1, Story, Summary text, SRC-2
SRC-2, Story, Summary text

You would modify it thus to use for import

Issue ID, Type, Summary, Outward Issue Link (Blocks)
1, Story, Summary text, 2
2, Story, Summary text

Let me know if that makes sense or if you have more questions.