Cannot set value for locked custom field 'Epic Name' in issue 'BR01 Establish Business Relationship' because it is not applicable for issue type 'Story'

[Dennis Bachulak]

Hi Folks,

I'm getting this message when trying to import a csv file as an Epic, it thinks it's a story. Do we need to change the csv file some how to think we are importing a Epic instead of a story. It seems to default as a story, and there is no way to change it during the import set-up. Any help would be greatly appreaciated

[Ann Kristin]

I had the same problem, solved it by setting default issue type as "Epic" before I started the import.
Thought it should be unecessary since I was mapping issuetype during the import (mapped issuetype to Epic/theme), but for some reason this seems to work.

[Geoff Wilson]

I'm confused on which type of issue you actually want to import into?  If you want to import a CSV row to be an Epic, then you'll need the Epic Name column with a value supplied as it is a required field for the Epic issue type.  You also need a column header for Issue Type even if the value is blank (in plaintext, it has a comma still for the empty field value), and it's my understanding from the article below that it'll give you a choice when importing to select the desired issue type. 

https://confluence.atlassian.com/jira/importing-data-from-csv-185729516.html