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Suggestion
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Resolution: Done
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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
Docs updated to make it clear source and target instances need to be on the same timezone to avoid any date and/or time field incompatibility.