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Product type Paperback

Published in Oct 2016

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781786466860

Length 450 pages

Edition 2nd Edition

Languages

Java

Tools

JIRA

Concepts

Project Management

Author (1):

Ravi Sagar

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Table of Contents (19) Chapters

Preface

1. Planning Your JIRA Installation

2. Searching in JIRA FREE CHAPTER

3. Reporting – Using Charts to Visualize the Data

4. Customizing JIRA for Test Management

5. Understanding Zephyr and its Features

6. Sample Implementation of Use Cases

7. User Management, Groups, and Project Roles

8. Configuring JIRA User Directories to Connect with LDAP, Crowd, and JIRA User Server

9. JIRA Add-On Development and Leveraging the REST API

10. Importing and Exporting Data in JIRA and Migrating Configuration

11. Working with Agile Boards in JIRA Software

12. JIRA Administration with ScriptRunner and the CLI Add-on

13. Database Access

14. Customizing Look, Feel, and Behavior

15. Implementing JIRA Service Desk

16. Integrating JIRA with Common Atlassian Applications and Other Tools

17. JIRA Best Practices

18. Troubleshooting JIRA

External system import using CSV

There are various issue tracking tools that have been available for many years on the market. There are tools such as Bugzilla, which is used primarily for bug tracking. There is another popular tool called Mantis that provides a good set of features, which again is used for bug tracking. Companies who are already using some of these tools and now want to move to JIRA can migrate their data using various importers provided by JIRA out of the box.

Follow these steps to perform the CSV import:

Navigate to Administration | System | External System Import (Under IMPORT & EXPORT).
You will get the list of various importers, as shown in the following screenshot:

Tip
If you are using any of the tools mentioned in the previous screenshot, then you can try to import the data from your existing tool. There are also other import tools available that have been developed by third-party vendors. These can be downloaded from the Atlassian Marketplace. You can give...