How to import issue links from a CSV file in Jira with Parent and Issue Links

[MechEngStud1122]

I have a .csv file, formatted in hierarchy order from top to bottom including a column for issue ID and a column for Parent which includes that issue ID. I want to import in a SINGLE import step. I am able to do this with issue linking but cannot do it with parents. Why not?

I am using:

Jira v9.12.13

[Brant Schroeder]

@MechEngStud1122 Welcome to the Atlassian community

The issues needs to be a sub-task to have a parent.  If it is a sub-task and the parent issue has already been created then you just use the issue key.  If you are creating the issue at the same time of the sub-task you will need an issue id in your CSV.  See example table below.

IssueID	ParentID	IssueType	Summary	Description
1		Task	one	This is one
2	1	Sub-Task	two	This is two
3	1	Sub-Task	three	This is three
4		Task	four	This is four
5	issue-123	Sub-Task	five	This is five