How do I generate multiple copies of epics and stories?

Question

My company does a lot of work where the actual work itself is the same, but it's repeated in various locations. I'd like to be able to create a template of an Epic and its associated Stories and then mass duplicate all the issues. A bonus would be the ability to determine how many times I duplicate the issues.

I just installed the JIRA Issue Template Plug-in hoping that would do the trick, but so far no luck.

Any suggestions would be welcome!

Thanks!

Justin Evans · Answer

I've approached this a couple different ways in the past.

If your needs are pretty straightforward, you could create a .CSV file with all the relevant information and use JIRA's native CSV importer. Any time you need to bulk-create, just use the same template file.

If you have to perform complex actions like carry over attachments or link new issues to existing issues then ClonePlus or a solution like Power Scripts makes more sense.

Brian Jones_ax1t78 · Answer

Clone plus lets you pick which fields to copy, lets you copy to a different issue type and project, and other options as well.

Emily Livermore · Answer

Thanks, Brian. I'll try ClonePlus and see if it will clone linked stories!