Is it possible to edit Jira's entities.xml to modify user names prior to a restore?

Rob Horan

I would like to perform a full restore in Jira BUT the usernames need to changed from full email addresses to only the username portion of the email address.

For example, johndoe@mycompany.com would become johndoe

I see in entities.xml there are lines beginning with <User id= that contain userName and lowerUserName keys, but user name (and user key) seem to appear all over the file.

Is it possible to do what I've described above, and if so... how?

Thomas Deiler_db00h3

Dear @Rob Horan ,

yes, you can do - you need to replace the old username in some other places. Be aware not to change the emailAddress.

I have done this in the past for a larger project where 2 Jira instances got merged. Beside usernames, I also had to change issue types, statuses, custom fields, resolutions and link types. It worked like a charm, once you understand the logic in the XML file.

Anyhow, when restoring the dump in a sandbox environment, you will see if it works or not.

So long

Thomas