Converting a Service Desk Project to "Jira Work Management" project while doing site import

[Baybars Kumbasar]

I am planning a cloud migration and we are going to use the "site import" method as we have a few JSD-type projects. One of those projects really should have been a "Jira Core/JWM" project type but I did not get to covert that project before. What would be the recommended way of getting both the cloud migration and the project type migration done? Can I do it all at once? Should I first migrate to the cloud and then do the migration? 

[Amna Elabbas · Accepted solution]

Hi @Baybars Kumbasar ,

As you have full admin rights in server and access to DB if needed , you can convert the project first from Jira Service Management to Jira Core/JWM in server and then migrate to the cloud.  

[Baybars Kumbasar]

Does that mean I can't convert a JSD project into a regular project once in cloud? 

[Amna Elabbas]

Hi @Baybars Kumbasar ,

Yes you can convert JSD project into a regular project once in cloud. 

https://support.atlassian.com/jira-cloud-administration/docs/convert-a-project-to-a-different-template-or-type/ 

[Amanda Kostik]

Can you do something similar if you are converting JSD project into a regular project on jira server (not cloud)?