how do I clone a project?

[Monica Sanchez]

What is the best way to create project templates on JIRA Sofware? Something we can use to create all projects (clone/copy)?

[Julien Peyrade @ Elements]

Hello, 

As far as I can tell, there are two aspects in using a "template project": you may want to copy the project configuration, you may want to copy its content (Epics/Stories/Subtasks), or both.

The configuration part can be achieved natively within Jira, even though I believe you need to have Standard Jira instance, not Free.

For the second part, you will need an add-on. I would advice using our app, Elements Copy & Sync which can help you do exactly what you need and even go a little further : the app lets you keep your projects synchronized. This is useful when your "source of truth" needs to be updated. You will be able to simply update the stories in the template project, and the changes can be automatically applied to all the projects that were created from it.

To initialize the new projects themselves, I think the easiest way is to set up an Automation rule such as this one : 

Basically what happens here is that every time a new project is created, the Epics (including all their issues and subtasks) from a template project TPL are automatically copied to the new project. This rule can be customized to your needs thanks to the variety offered by Automation and its full integration with Copy & Sync.

The app is free for 30 days, (and stays free if your instance is under 10 users), so feel free to give it a try, and don't hesitate to tell reach our Support if you have any question.

Kind regards,

Julien

[Tibor Hegyi _META-INF_]

An alternative to plugins is the feature in JIRA. When you create a project, the project type selector dialog has a link at the bottom: "Create with shared configuration". 

If you choose that, you can select a source project to base your new project on. You can this way set up template projects, or simply select on of your real projects.

[Jux]

It creates a project with the setting configuration but not the tasks

[Yatish Madhav]

Hi all ... Anyone found any route to do this? I will look at the Deep Clone add on but would like to try control this internal and possibly do this without an add on - either via the Interface or API? Anyone? Thanks in advance for new updates.

[Marlene Kegel - codefortynine]

It might be interesting that we released an update for Deep Clone for Jira that enables you to clone entire Jira classic projects (plus components, versions, settings, issues, ...).

[Juan Calderon]

This should be free

[Defny]

Hi All,

I have cloned a project in jira from another project. But when i change any field in my new project it gets changed in my old as well. How to I solve this? Thanks in advance. 

[Jason Odra]

When you clone a project, the schemes get cloned as well. Unless you create a new scheme, any time you update a scheme it will affect both projects. 

These schemes are:

• permission scheme
• notification scheme
• issue security scheme
• workflow scheme
• issue type scheme
• issue type screen scheme
• field configuration scheme

[Deniz Oğuz]

There are several paid and free plugins which can clone a project.

• JIRA CLI: https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/org.swift.jira.cli/cloud/overview (Paid)

• Script Runner: https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/com.onresolve.jira.groovy.groovyrunner/server/overview (Paid)

• Clone Project Plugin: https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/com.metova.jira.project-clone-plugin/server/overview (Paid)

• Clone Project for JIRA: https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/com.atlassian.jira.plugins.jira-clone-project-plugin/server/overview (Free)

• Clone-O-matic: https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/com.neoeliteconsulting.jira.plugins.clone-o-matic/server/overview (Paid)

• Standalone Project Template: https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/com.rauliki.standaloneProjectTemplate.StandaloneProjectTemplate/server/overview (Free)

[Eric Wilson]

Should be standard functionality.

[Nivaldo Georg Junior]

Yeah, I agree, it should be free and simple, like a button above the "Send to Trash" on the project, like "Clone Project">

I've entered all the free links, none of them are free for cloud and the ones tagged as free no longer function.

This is very sad, is there any kind of ticket raised for Atlassian for this matter?

[John McGehee]

Starting in the Projects screen, select Create project.

Click Advanced.  Select Share settings with an existing project and specify the Key of the project you want to clone.

[Kermo Mägi]

Older version had an option to copy all tasks and connections too, Is this really gone now!?

[Fiza Petro]

Curious about this as well

[Jux]

It doesn't copy the tasks and connections just the settings

[Steve Jones]

It doesn't copy the board either.

[Steve Ames]

Is the Advanced setting gone? I don't even see it now? When I create a project it sends me to the project templates screen which doesn't seem to allow this...