Import Checklists into Issues from CSV
- Pavel Pavlovsky (Unlicensed)
- Oleksandra Kravets
- Alina Kachan
- Olena Brazhko
Import Smart Checklists into Jira and update existing Jira Issues ⚡️
Jira permissions are needed: grant users Administer Projects permission to manage templates
Requires Requires Checklists Custom Field → "Checklists" Custom Field set up
and Smart Checklist Progress Custom Field (if applicable) → "Smart Checklist Progress" Custom Field set up
Instructions:
Prepare a proper CSV file containing checklists. Either manually or by exporting from Jira, read more here → Export Issues with Checklists (to CSV, RSS, XML, Word)
Clean up CSV, leave only needed columns (fields), e.g. Issue Key (for future mapping Jira issues), Summary, Checklists, Smart Checklist Progress
Go to System → Import and Export → External System Import → CSV
Choose CSV file
Choose Project and other import settings and click Next:
Map fields:
CSV Field | Jira field | Map field value |
|---|---|---|
Custom field (Checklists) | Checklists | do not check |
Issue Key | Issue Key | check |
Summary required | Summary | check if applicable |
map Issue Key CSV field to Issue Key Jira field and check 'Map field value' (by that field values will be taken for updating a ticket)
map Summary CSV field to Summary Jira field
map Checklists CSV field to Checklists Jira field
Check if fields mapped correctly and begin the Import:
Once the import is finished - the "Checklists" custom field in proper Jira Issues will get updated with Checklists values from CSV
Hope everything works for you!