This article explains how to clone a batch of Jira issues, that are based on a shared component, using Jira Command Line Interface app.
Instructions
- In the Terminal/command prompt, go to the Jira CLI installation folder.
Provide the below action command along with the JQL parameter to clone issues:
To clone a batch of issues into the same project, please use the below action command.
Clone to the same project--action cloneIssues --jql "project = projectkey and component = TestComponent"
This command clones all the Jira tickets based on the JQL results. For example, if there are two tickets returned by the JQL, those two tickets are cloned.
To clone a batch of tickets from one project to another project, please use the below action command.
Clone to different project--action cloneIssues --project "secondprojectkey" --jql "project = firstprojectkey AND component = SecondComponent" --autoComponent
- It is recommended to test this scenario in a test environment before deploying it in production.