Cleanup components

Question

Hi,

I would like to cleanup the available components in a JIRA project. We used components for different situations/reasons, but now we have a clear view what components we would like to use. But, when I delete a component, I suppose that it is also removed from the issues?

My request, I would like to make a few components not visible anymore when I create a new issue, but they should still be linked to the older issues. How should I do this in Jira?

Greetings,

Dieter

Gonchik Tsymzhitov · Answer

Hi!

I am using python code for automatic removing components

from atlassian import Jira
from var import config
import logging

ATLASSIAN_USER = config.JIRA_LOGIN
ATLASSIAN_PASSWORD = config.JIRA_PASSWORD

logging.basicConfig(level=logging.ERROR)

server = Jira(
url=config.JIRA_URL,
    username=ATLASSIAN_USER,
    password=ATLASSIAN_PASSWORD)

def remove_from_project_unneccessary_component(project_key, remove):
    components = server.get_project_components(project_key)
print("Prepare to remove components for {} project without any links to issue".format(project_key))

for component in components:
        component_id = component.get('id')
        issue_count = server.get_component_related_issues(component_id).get('issueCount')
if issue_count == 0:
if remove:
                server.delete_component(component_id)
print("Review component {}".format(component.get('name')))

projects = server.get_all_projects(included_archived=True)

for project in projects:
    project_key = project.get('key')
    remove_from_project_unneccessary_component(project_key, remove=True)

Hope it helps

Cheers,

Gonchik TSymzhitov

Sam Hall_h1otcf · Answer

It's a pretty longstanding request, I'm afraid. Seems unlikely Atlassian will improve this in the near future, but who knows!

Anyway, if my answer was helpful, please consider up-voting or accepting it.

Dieter Lauwers · Answer

First of all, I going to vote for the archive component feature.

I think that we are going for the renaming 'Z-Inactive MyCompnent' workaround.