How to get only four projects in jira instance in front end instaed of n number of projects

[kanthu kumar]

I required only four projects in my testing instance instaed of n number of projects and users,groups,issues asscoiated with it.please share me the steps how do we perform this activity.

[Mizan]

Do a project import in your test instance .

https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/JIRA/Restoring+a+Project+from+Backup

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

That assumes the test system is empty of projects, but has the rest of the structure there.

You'll need to cull down any projects (possibly all of them) you don't want before you import your 4 projects.