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CVS Import: Issue not assigned to Epic

Bryan Case_ksb6qx

We are using a CVS file to import into Jira. The first line is creating an Epic. The following lines create stories or task under that Epic.

Sometimes it works just fine. However occasionally the new Epic is not linked the stories and tasks.

Any idea what might be going on?

Bryan

Accepted answers

Jack Brickey

You might try importing the Epics first and a subsequent import for the stories. It could be a race condition is happening as part of the import where the epic is not fully baked before you were trying to add issues to it.

Seon Shakespeare

Hi @Bryan Case

Welcome to the community!

It's tough to say exactly why your Epics aren't always linking correctly without seeing your CSV file, but here's some tips:

Epic Setup:
- Make sure "Epic" is a valid issue type in your project
- All your Epics should be at the top of your CSV file
- Each Epic must have a unique "Epic Name" (this can be the same as the Summary or different)
Linking Child Issues:
- Any stories or tasks that belong to an Epic need their "Epic Link" field to match the Epic Name exactly

You could also try exporting a few exisitng issues that are already linked to Epics. This will help you compare the formatting to check it's the same.

If you follow these steps and it's still not working consistently, sharing a few sample rows from your CSV (with sensitive data removed) might help the community spot the issue!

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Jack Brickey

Seon Shakespeare

Hi @Bryan Case

Welcome to the community!

It's tough to say exactly why your Epics aren't always linking correctly without seeing your CSV file, but here's some tips:

Epic Setup:
- Make sure "Epic" is a valid issue type in your project
- All your Epics should be at the top of your CSV file
- Each Epic must have a unique "Epic Name" (this can be the same as the Summary or different)
Linking Child Issues:
- Any stories or tasks that belong to an Epic need their "Epic Link" field to match the Epic Name exactly

You could also try exporting a few exisitng issues that are already linked to Epics. This will help you compare the formatting to check it's the same.

If you follow these steps and it's still not working consistently, sharing a few sample rows from your CSV (with sensitive data removed) might help the community spot the issue!

John Funk

Hi Bryan - Welcome to the Atlassian Community!

Can you share your header row (and maybe first line) of the CSV?

Bryan Case_ksb6qx

Issue Type,Fix Version,Epic Name,Summary,Description,Story Points,Assignee,Epic Link
Epic,ESG,Lake,Heavens Lake. The project manager is Dave.,The project manager is Dave.,,apirlX,
Story,ESG,,Interview questionnaire completed,"Explore product details and help get your concept approval, including meetings with eng team",1,apirlX,Lake
Story,ESG,,ODM Selection Process,,1,apirlX,Lake
Task,ESG,,Inputs to RFQ/RFP,,1,apirlX,Lake

Bryan Case_ksb6qx

This is also what I was thinking. I was hoping for a solution other than creating two import files.

Seon Shakespeare

Thanks for sharing those rows! It looks like your CSV structure is correct for linking issues to Epics.

As @Jack Brickey suggested, it's possible that Jira is trying to link the stories and tasks to the Epic before the Epic is fully created during the import. This could explain why it works sometimes but not always.

There are a few things you can try:

Split the import: You could follow Jack's suggestion and split the import into two separate files (one for Epics and one for stories/tasks)
Prioritise Epics in the CSV: You could also try making sure ALL your Epics are at the very beginning of your CSV file. Jira processes imports row by row, so creating the Epics first should ensure they're available for linking when the stories and tasks are imported.

Hope this helps!

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