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Log in as a user with the Jira System Administrators global permission to your Jira Server/Data Center instance.
Choose the cog icon at the top-right corner of the screen, then choose Configuration Manager.
Open the Move to Jira Cloud page from the left-side menu.
Create: Click on the New Migration button on the page to create a migration.
The first thing you’ll see is the Connect step of the migration wizard:
Connect: Name your migration and choose a Jira Cloud connection if you already have previously created one. Otherwise, click the New connection or + button to create a new one.
Learn more about creating cloud connections and the Atlassian credentials you need to provide.After you have named your migration and created/chosen a connection, click the Select button to move to the next migration phase.
Select projects: On the Select step of the wizard, click Add projects to the migration and select projects from the current Jira instance.
Select boards (optional): You can also click the Add boards button next to the Boards section. This option will allow you to select boards outside (unrelated to) the selected projects and add them to the migration.
Analyze: Click Analyze to move to the next phase of the migration.
In the Analyze phase, review what will be added to and modified on the cloud - projects, configuration elements, and users. You'll be informed about problems or conflicts between the source and destination projects, configuration elements, and users. The analysis will show an error message with detailed information about the detected problem. Learn more about the analysis process.
If you have configuration errors or conflicts, you need to review and resolve them first. Then rerun the analysis.
Migrate: After resolving all errors and rerunning the analysis, click the Migrate button to run the migration.
Review the result of the migration. Click the Access Report button to review what exactly has been migrated.
You can also check if any warnings and errors have been encountered during the migration of issues and issue links. Learn more about the report.
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