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Sharjeel,
It does seem quite a serious omission in the CSV importer. We will look into getting it implemented in an upcoming release. For now, something could be scripted up to create a Jelly script from the CSV file, using the AttachFile tag to import attachments: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira/docs/latest/jelly.html#AttachFile You would need some way of identifying the JIRA issue key for each CSV line. Perhaps a SQL query to the database searching for a particular custom field, or set of values that uniquely identify the issue. Cheers, Jeff,
Thanks for the response. I think i will explain my situation and maybe you could help me further. In our old system, the backend was in Access. Now the application that is the front end has the attachments written in text within the Description field of the issues. In order to open up an attachment, the filename (written in the Description box) is to be clicked and hence the attachment opens. In Access, all we have in the Attachments table is the name of the attachment file associated with a unique number (PR #). Now when i convert the tables into CSV format, how will is be possible to work with attachments in this case? I hope you get what I'm saying. Thanks Sharjeel Jeff,
Thanks for the response. I think i will explain my situation and maybe you could help me further. In our old system, the backend was in Access. Now the application that is the front end has the attachments written in text within the Description field of the issues. In order to open up an attachment, the filename (written in the Description box) is to be clicked and hence the attachment opens. In Access, all we have in the Attachments table is the name of the attachment file associated with a unique number (PR #). Now when i convert the tables into CSV format, how will is be possible to work with attachments in this case? I hope you get what I'm saying. Thanks Sharjeel > In Access, all we have in the Attachments table is the name of the attachment file associated with a unique number (PR #). Now when i convert the tables into CSV format, how will is be possible to work with attachments in this case?
You could:
When this script runs, it will generate text constituting a Jelly script. You can then save this as a file, add the Jelly header/footer as required, and run it in JIRA. Let me know if you have any questions on this. Cheers, Jeff,
I'm back with more questions. I would really appreciate if you could help a bit more. If 200 users are using JIRA, what will the system speed be like? Will we notice? Second, what happens if more than one person has an issue open and makes changes at the same time? How would that work? Also, I'd like to know how is it possible to change the Filter field settings? For example, instead of having a radio button to select just one option, I would like to select more than one option in my search criteria (which in this case I assume would require a list box from which I can select multiple values) and vice versa. And what if I don't want certain fields to show up when i do the filter, how am I supposed to remove them? Your help is really appreciated! Thanks Sincerely Sharjeel > If 200 users are using JIRA, what will the system speed be like? Will we notice?
200 users should be no problem. Many JIRA installations have tens of thousands. > Second, what happens if more than one person has an issue open and makes changes at the same time? If two people edit an issue at the same time, the last edit wins. The change history will record both modifications. > For example, instead of having a radio button to select just one option, I would like to select more than one option in my search criteria (which in this case I assume would require a list box from which I can select multiple values) and vice versa. And what if I don't want certain fields to show up when i do the filter, how am I supposed to remove them? You'll have to be more specific about what fields you're using. Custom fields, for example, have search templates If you have any further questions, please mail jira-support@atlassian.com or create a support issue Cheers, This seems to be a basic necessity for users who are importing - it would certainly make my life easier if this was available.
This issue has not seemed to have been addressed in awhile. Can anyone tell me the status or what is being done about it?
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Improvement
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Extend CSV importer to import attachments
I would really appreciate the help and concern!!
Thank You
Sincerely
Sharjeel