As you may have noticed, you can choose a mapping file that allows you to define your own mapping of exported custom fields into existent ones in the KIWI Import page.
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- Create a new text file (choose any name) with the extension .cfmap in the following path: JIRA_HOME_FOLDER/kepler/kiwi
- Fill in the file with the mappings that you need
- Choose a custom field from your exported workflow that you want to be mapped, and get the custom field ID
- Get the custom field ID from Jira import instance into which where the exported custom field will be mapped
- Add a new line corresponding to the mapping in your mapping file as customfield_eeeee=customfield_iiiii, where customfield_eeeee is the ID of the custom field from the exported file and customfield_iiiii is the ID of the custom field from Jira import instance
- Repeat the operation for all the custom fields you want to map
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For both mapping files names <timestamp> represents the date at which when the file is generated, in the yyyyMMddHHmm format yyyyMMddHHmm.
To merge two generated CF Maps files, you need to use the corresponding tool.
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4. Another way to get a custom field ID is by querying your data base if you have configured an external one.
Mapping error messages
If the mapping file has wrong mappings, error messages are displayed for the corresponding actions at Step 2: Actions.
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