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Moving Jira issues to another Jira organization

Copy Jira Issues To Another Organization: An Effortless Guide

Edwin Klesman
5 min readJul 24, 2023
In this article, you’ll learn about a user-friendly alternative to the tedious steps that Jira provides to copy Issues to another organization. Using Deep Clone, you can copy / clone / move Jira issues from a Service Project to another organization and preserve both internal and customer facing comments, attachments and even Issue Type and statuses. A hands-on article that shows you how to Clone Jira issues properly. EEKAY ONLINE JIRA Issue CLONING

When transitioning a Jira Service Project to a new organization, it becomes crucial to move all Jira issues, including their comments and attachments, to ensure a seamless workflow continuity.
Unfortunately, the native Jira way of transferring issues can be tedious and time-consuming. However, fret not!

In this blog post, we’ll explore a powerful solution: the Deep Clone plugin. We’ll explain why it’s essential, guide you on installing it in your current Jira organization, delve into setting up Instance Cloning, and provide detailed steps on how to clone Jira issues, preserve statuses, and issue types for a hassle-free issue transfer process.

PLEASE NOTE: This article describes how to clone your issues from your organization in a Jira Cloud instance to another organization running as a Jira Cloud instance. I haven’t tried the steps with on-premise installations, so YMMV in that case.

The Need for Moving Jira Issues with Comments and Attachments:

Jira issues often contain vital information in the form of comments, attachments, and discussions. When transitioning to a new organization, preserving…

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Edwin Klesman
Edwin Klesman

Written by Edwin Klesman

Senior dev @Detacom | cross-platform mobile & web dev | Product Maker | SaaS | from app ideas to implementation | Owner eekayonline.com | Music: edsonkailes.com

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