Commit 4de027be authored by Marcin Sedlak-Jakubowski's avatar Marcin Sedlak-Jakubowski

Merge branch 'msj-jira-docs-fix' into 'master'

Recover the Jira page version from review

See merge request gitlab-org/gitlab!29586
parents e762445c a1a58ecf
# Import your Jira project issues GitLab # Import your Jira project issues to GitLab
Using the importer, you can import your Jira issues to GitLab.com or to > [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/2766) in GitLab 12.10.
your self-managed GitLab instance.
## Overview Using GitLab Jira importer, you can import your Jira issues to GitLab.com or to
your self-managed GitLab instance.
Jira issues import is a MVC feature introduced in 12.10 as a project level feature, meaning that issues from multiple Jira issues import is an MVC, project-level feature, meaning that issues from multiple
Jira projects can be imported into a GitLab project. MVC version imports issue title and descriptio as well as some Jira projects can be imported into a GitLab project. MVC version imports issue title and description
other issue metadata as a section in the issue description. as well as some other issue metadata as a section in the issue description.
## Prerequisites ## Prerequisites
### Permissions ### Permissions
In order to be able to import issues from a Jira project users need to have read access on Jira issues as well as In order to be able to import issues from a Jira project you need to have read access on Jira
maintainer or owner role in GitLab project that you wish to import into or site admin role. issues and a [Maintainer or higher](../../permissions.md#project-members-permissions) role in the
GitLab project that you wish to import into.
### Jira integration
### Jira Integration This feature uses the existing GitLab [Jira integration](../integrations/jira.md).
Jira import feature makes use of an existing [Jira integration](../integrations/jira.md) feature within GitLab. Please Make sure you have the integration set up before trying to import Jira issues.
esure you have the integration setup before trying to import Jira issues.
## How to import ## Import Jira issues to GitLab
Jira issues import is being integrated into GitLab issues feature and can be triggered by clicking the `Import Issues` button To import Jira issues to a GitLab project, follow the steps below.
and selecting `Import from Jira` option.
![Import issues from Jira button](img/jira/import_issues_from_jira_button_v12_10.png)
Selecting the `Import from Jira` will bring you to the following form. NOTE: **Note:**
![Import issues from Jira form](img/jira/import_issues_from_jira_form_v12_10.png) Importing Jira issues is done as an asynchronous background job, which
may result in delays based on import queues load, system load, or other factors.
Importing large projects may take several minutes depending on the size of the import.
At this point if you have had the [Jira integration](../integrations/jira.md) setup, you should be able to see the Jira 1. On the **{issues}** **Issues** page, click the **Import Issues** (**{import}**) button.
projects that you have access to in the dropdown and select the Jira project that you wish to import issues from. 1. Select **Import from Jira**.
![Import issues from Jira form](img/jira/import_issues_from_jira_projects_v12_10.png)
Next you click `Import Issues` and you should be presented with a confirmation that import has started. While import is ![Import issues from Jira button](img/jira/import_issues_from_jira_button_v12_10.png)
running in the background you can navigate away from import status page to issues page and should be able to see new issues
poping up in the issues list.
NOTE: **Note:** The following form appears.
While Jira issues import happens in real time, it is done in an asynchroneous background job, which may result in delays
based on import queues load, system load or other factors. Importing large projects may take several minutes depending ![Import issues from Jira form](img/jira/import_issues_from_jira_form_v12_10.png)
on the size of the import, you can check the status by navigating to the Jira import page
![Import issues from Jira button](img/jira/import_issues_from_jira_button_v12_10.png) If you've previously set up the [Jira integration](../integrations/jira.md), you now see the Jira
projects that you have access to in the dropdown.
1. Select the Jira project that you wish to import issues from.
![Import issues from Jira form](img/jira/import_issues_from_jira_projects_v12_10.png)
1. Click **Import Issues**. You're presented with a confirmation that import has started.
While the import is running in the background, you can navigate away from the import status page
to the issues page, and you'll see the new issues appearing in the issues list.
1. To check the status of your import, go back to the Jira import page.
![Import issues from Jira button](img/jira/import_issues_from_jira_button_v12_10.png)
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