Create Multiple Projects using a script

Question

I have a requirement to create a lot of projects in JIRA. Too many projects to be able to do them manually. I have a source file that has all the project information (name, key, notification scheme, security, workflow, project lead, category, etc). Using the CVS importer I cannot populate all of the fields that I need to. It looks like Jelly may do more of what I want, but it still doesn’t allow all of the fields in the project to be populated. I’m wondering if I am approaching this from the wrong angle. Does anyone else have thoughts on how I may be able to automate the creation of all of these projects, without having to do a ton of manual cleanup afterwards. Please note, that this is a one time action so it doesn’t have to be anything too elegant.

Thoughts?

Bob Swift · Answer

For the  JIRA CLI , create an issue with what you think it is missing. Eventually it will improve as the JIRA APIs cover more stuff. Currently it only supports a few of the schemes for a project. You can also create the project with the CLI and then update it with a groovy script or similar to get at things that aren't supported yet.

Jo-Anne MacLeod · Answer

I've never done that before, but if its simplier than a groovy script then I'll certainly take a look at it.  Thanks for the tips.

JamieA · Answer

Writing a groovy script is an option, but creating a project is a hard place to start because it involves lots of maanger classes for all the schemes. If you're looking for "not elegant" I'd think just take a look at using curl/wget - do it before upgrading to 4.4 because it's 10 times more clicks to create a project in 4.4.