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Get started with Link to issue

This article will guide you through the process to bulk link issues with Exporter. With just a few clicks you will be able to link as many issues you want to a third one.

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Step 1: Go to Exporter from the

JIRA

Jira Issue Navigator and select issues that you want to export

Once you have the results of the filters in the Issue Navigator, click on Exporter

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Button and Export now or schedule an export

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Step 2: Choose issues to export

Once you are in the first Exporter Screen you can uncheck the issues that you don't want to export, by default all the issues are selected

. Click

and then click on "Continue with # issues"

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Step 2: The format selection screen

The

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next step is to select the format of the export. Between all of them, select Link to issue

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  • You can choose between creating a linknewissue (only Server) or to select an linkexistingissue.
  • Click

    and thenclick on "Continue with # issues"

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    Step 3: Link to a New Issue  Anchorlinknewissuelinknewissue
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    This option is just available for JIRA Server instances. We are working to have it in Cloud as well.
  • Select the link type
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  • Click on "Continue with # issues"
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  • Fill the details of the new Issue and click on "Create"
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    After creating and processing the issues

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    You can choose between two options:

    • New issue: This option will create a new issue and link all issue with this one.

    • Existing issue: This option will link all issues with one chosen by you in next steps.

    Step 3: New Issue

    Select the link type and then click to issue and then "Continue with # issues"

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    Step 4: Final check

    Check the summary of your export and then click on Link to issue.

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    Step 5: Create the issue

    Fill the creation issue form and then click on Create

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    Step 6: Result

    After processing the issues, you will see a confirmation message a link to the the new issue that contains all links

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    Step 3:

    Link to an existing issue  Anchorlinkexistingissuelinkexistingissue

    Existing Issue

    Select the link type and the

    target issue
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  • Click on "Continue with # issues"
  • Review your options of the Summary screen and click on "Continue with # issues"
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    issue to link and then click to issue and then "Continue with # issues"

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    Step 4: Final check

    Check the summary of your export and then click on Link to issue.

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    Step 5: Result

    After processing the issues, you will see a confirmation message with a link to the

    the new

    issue that contains all links.

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