Problem Definition

There is a crucial information missing in Migrating JIRA applications to another server around different server timezone. Having different time zone between the source server and target server can break Agile reports due to https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JSW-5433

Suggested Solution

Include a colored warning in the particular document and related document stating something similar to

Migrating to another server that has different timezone can break JIRA Software reporting. See https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JSW-5433

Why this is important

It breaks JIRA Software reporting that is being used by Agile users. Representation of issues that are closed in a Sprint can vary.

Workaround

To re-run the XML restore that can take hours to complete, the full steps are explained in https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JSW-5433