Importing sub tasks using JSON

[Alex Chunilal]

Hi All,

I have managed to import a Task and a sub task into Jira using the JSON import. However The task and sub take dont appear to be related in anyway when I look at them in Jira. 

I have done this via CSV format in the past and used IssueID and ParentID to link them and that worked. However in JSON i am struggling to get the link to work. Below is my example.

What am I missing ?

{
   "projects": [
   {
     "name": "Project Name",
     "key": "PN",
     "issues": [
          {
           "status" : "Backlog",
           "id": "2", 
           "parent":               
                {
                "id":"1"
                }, 
           "issueType":"Sub-task",
           "reporter" : "admin",
           "summary" : "This is the sub task",
           "externalId": "2" 
           },
           {
           "status" : "Backlog",
           "id": "1",
           "issueType":"task",
           "reporter" : "admin",
           "summary" : "This is the main task",
           "externalId": "1" 
          }
          ]
     }
    ]
}

 Thanks in Advance

[Gökçe Gürsel {Appfire} · Accepted solution]

Hi Alex,

You need to add a link section. Refer to the documentation below.

https://confluence.atlassian.com/adminjiracloud/importing-data-from-json-776636779.html

Best,

Gökçe

[Alex Chunilal]

Hi Gokce,

Thanks for that. I read through this document before. I must have missed it. I added the link section and it works