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Key: JRA-11119
Type: Support Request Support Request
Status: Resolved Resolved
Resolution: Duplicate
Priority: Critical Critical
Assignee: Unassigned
Reporter: Mr Feedback
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Is it possible to "import" an XML extract that was generated by JIRA (please read "DESCRIPTION" for more details)

Created: 15/Sep/06 01:04 AM   Updated: 23/Sep/06 03:12 PM
Component/s: Documentation, Import / Export, User Management, Workflow, Administration, Bulk Operations
Affects Version/s: 3.6.4
Fix Version/s: None

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Participants: Dylan Etkin [Atlassian], Mr Feedback and Scott Farquhar [Atlassian]
Since last comment: 95 weeks ago
Company: telstra.com (Find related issues)
Resolution Date: 23/Sep/06 03:12 PM
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Can you please describe in detail how to perform Step (10):

(1) You have a JIRA database with (eg) 2,250 items
(2) Project-A has 950 items out of the 2,250 items
(3) Project-A has finished so you decide to backup the 950 items.
(4) You also decide to reduce the 2,250 item JIRA database by 950 by deleteing the 950 items.
(5) You specify a filter that shows all 950 items that belong to Project-A.
(6) You create an XML extract of these 950 items by clicking on the button for XML extracts in JIRA.
(7) You then save the XML extract onto your hard drive (somewhere).
(8) You perform a bulk delete of all 950 items that belong to Project-A.
(9) Three months later, there is a requirement to review Project-A JIRA items.
(10) Can you please explain how I perform an XML import activity from within JIRA using the XML extract file fome Step (7).

I need to know how to perform Step (10). Can you please help.

Thanks.



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Dylan Etkin [Atlassian] - 17/Sep/06 11:48 PM
Hi,
I am afraid that what you are trying to do is not possible at the moment within JIRA. The XML view is not meant to be used as a backup mechanism, you may be confusing this with the XML backup facility of JIRA (this backs up all data with JIRA). The XML view is meant to be used as an RSS feed or as a way of producing a well structured view of a search filter.
There has been some work done internally to create an importer for that view but I am sorry to report that it is not something that one would want to use in production at this time.
You have two options for getting data into JIRA that are not web-based:
  • You could write a SOAP client that parses the XML and creates JIRA issues via the remote API
  • You could transform the XML into jelly which is formatted correctly so that you can do a project and issue creation in JIRA via running the resulting jelly script.

I am sorry that I could not help more,

Dylan


Scott Farquhar [Atlassian] - 23/Sep/06 03:12 PM
This will be possible if we do JRA-1558.