How do I change Issue assignee in bulk

[George Carvill]

I have a number of Issues created by a user that I need to assign to a different user. I can get a list, but the bulk update tool doesn't have a choice for changing the Issue assignment.

[George Carvill · Accepted solution]

For whatever reason, in the new JIRA instance I now have a choice that lets me change field contents. I am all set.

[Bob Swift OSS (Bob Swift Atlassian Apps)]

Are you sure? I can change the assignee through bulk edit issue.

[George Carvill]

Don't see how, but I am happy to have my ignorance cured. Here's what I see.

Start here, and click the "all 50 issue(s)" under 'Bulk Change'

Then check them all...

And click NEXT to get here... where I see nothing about changing the assignee.

[Bob Swift OSS (Bob Swift Atlassian Apps)]

You need permission to edit the issues. That is where the assignee can be changed.

[George Carvill]

Of course. But I have permission. I am logged in with the same account I used to create the Issues. I can open any one of them individually and reassign.

[Bob Swift OSS (Bob Swift Atlassian Apps)]

Well, that is what JIRA is saying. An alternative is to use the JIRA Command Line Interface and specifically the runFromIssueList action with the same JQL. Use

--common "--action updateIssue --issue @issue@ --assignee xxxxx" --continue

similar to How to use runFromIssueList. The --continue will allow it to continue through any errors. I suspect a permission problem with one of the issues. Then you can go the UI and see if it provides more info.