Importing data through CSV

Jira comes with a CSV importer, which lets you import data in the comma-separated value (CSV) format. This is a useful tool if you want to import data from a system that is not directly supported by Jira, since most systems are able to export their data in CSV.

We recommend that you do a trial import on a test instance first. You can find out more about CSV file format at https://confluence.atlassian.com/adminjiracloud/importing-data-from-csv-776636762.html.

Go through the following steps to import data through a CSV file:

  1. Select the Import External Project option from the Projects drop-down menu.
  2. Click on the CSV importer option. This will start the import wizard.
  3. First, you need to select the CSV file that contains ...

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