can I edit more than one issue at a time

ben sutherland Aug 03, 2012

is there anyway to edit multiple issues at once. for example, if I wanted to resolve 20 issues, is there anyway to select them all then resolve them all at once?

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Igor Sereda [ALM Works] Community Champion Aug 05, 2012

In the upcoming Structure 2.0 we'll have "bulk edit" functionality (which will actually use JIRA's bulk edit) - you will be able to select issues and apply a change to them. (https://jira.almworks.com/browse/HJ-368)

In the current version 1.7, it is also possible but with some extra effort. The way to do it is to use structure() JQL function described here: https://wiki.almworks.com/x/34B7 - this function lets you select issues from a structure in the Issue Navigator. But it is limited to selecting only a whole structure, or a whole sub-tree of issues.

So, in case you need to change all issues in a structure, or issues that constitute a sub-tree in a structure, do the following:

Open Issue Navigator, enter JQL issue in structure('my structure name') or issue in structure('my structure name', ABC-123)
Use the standard Tools | Bulk Edit button to change them all

If you need to change arbitrary issues, do the following:

Using spacebar or Ctrl+A select multiple issues in the structure.
Click "Cut" icon on the toolbar or press Ctrl+X.
Open Structure | Create Structure menu and create a temporary structure, say, named "temp".
Open structure "temp".
Click "Paste" icon or press Ctrl+V; alternatively, open issue clipboard (small icon in the top left corner) and drag-and-drop issues to the new structure.
Use the sequence given above to change all issues in the structure "temp".
Delete structure "temp".