Summary

Currently, when searching for issues using the basic search or advanced JQL search, the resulting Jira issues can be exported using several methods. One such option is an XML export.

When trying to export issues via XML, the export opens in a new browser tab. This result set is not auto-downloaded and the user has to manually save the XML export to the local machine.

Suggestion

It would be great to have an option to download XML export of Jira issues directly similar to CSV or Word export. An alternate suggestion would be to have a public API endpoint to export issues via XML such that the response can be saved locally.

Workaround:

• Export issues via XML
• In the new browser tab containing the XML data, press "CMD + s" (on Mac) or "Ctrl + s" (on windows) on the keyboard to save the response to the local machine