issue in using jira swap api end point

[sujoychakraborty93]

I am creating multiple sprints (like 20 sprints) in one run using rest api . I can see that the id of the sprints were created sequentially like 100, 101, 102, 103 etc. But when i look into the board, they are not in order. For eg Sprint ID 102, Sprint ID 101, Sprint ID 103, Sprint ID 100 etc. I tried using the /rest/agile/1.0/sprint/{sprintId}/swap api, but irrespective of the number of ways i tried, reordering them in 100, 101, 102, 103.. is not happening. Using the swap api does do something, but i never understood what exactly it does. Appreciate your help in explaining if the swap api (/rest/agile/1.0/sprint/{sprintId}/swap) will work and if yes, how to make it work? And if not, then any alternative? 

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist- · Accepted solution]

Could you expand on what you expect from the "swap api", specifically what you expect it to do differently to the documentation?

[sujoychakraborty93]

HI @Nic Brough -Adaptavist- , 

What is see today when i open the board - 

Sprint 102
Sprint 101
Sprint 103
Sprint 100 etc. 

What i expect to see is 

Sprint 100
Sprint 101
Sprint 102
Sprint 103 ...

i.e. i want to see the sprints in sequence. 

Code i am using is 

1) for Sprint 100 - 
posturl = <myurl> + '/rest/agile/1.0/sprint/<Sprint 100 id>/swap'
and Body - 
swapData = {
"sprintToSwapWith": 1
}

2) for Sprint 101 - 
posturl = <myurl> + '/rest/agile/1.0/sprint/<Sprint 101 id>/swap'
and Body - 
swapData = {
"sprintToSwapWith": 2
}

3) for Sprint 102 - 
posturl = <myurl> + '/rest/agile/1.0/sprint/<Sprint 102 id>/swap'
and Body - 
swapData = {
"sprintToSwapWith": 3
}

4) for Sprint 103 - 
posturl = <myurl> + '/rest/agile/1.0/sprint/<Sprint 103 id>/swap'
and Body - 
swapData = {
"sprintToSwapWith": 4
}

... and so on. 

Am i doing something wrong?

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

What are the IDs of the sprints you are trying to swap?

[sujoychakraborty93]

hi @Nic Brough -Adaptavist- , 

The sprint ids are like 1050, 1051, 1052, 2053 etc. and the names are Sprint 100, Sprint 101, Sprint 102, Sprint 103 etc. 

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

Ok, and are you using those id's when using "sprintToSwapWith", and not 1, 2, 3, 4 etc?

[sujoychakraborty93]

Hi @Nic Brough -Adaptavist- 

Yes, i tried that already, using ids and then I used sequences also, and it was not behaving correctly .. it was generating some wired sequencing

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

So, when I try this, I have my sprints re-order ok when I issue the calls to rearrange them.

What error messages are you getting?

[sujoychakraborty93]

Hi @Nic Brough -Adaptavist- , Its working. Thanks a lot. There was no error message at all even in my first trial. Just that the result sequencing was illogical it seemed at first. But playing with it a bit longer did give the expected result. Thanks again!

To explain the problem that i was facing - its just how jira creates 'id' of a sprint. It took me some time to understand that. The ids are not always generated in sequence. For eg if Sprint 100 was created with 'id' of 1001, Sprint 2 can have 'id' of 1002 or even 990. Seems internal logic of Jira to assign ids. 

But now its good. Thanks for all your help!