is it possible to migrate jira boards with in different instances?

[Niharika Mishra]

is it possible to migrate jira boards with in different instances?

[Teodora V _Fun Inc_]

Hi @Niharika Mishra,

migrating boards and all their data can be accomplished with Configuration Manager for Jira - an app which allows you to move, copy or merge

existing project configurations from one instance to another via Project Snapshots. The Project snapshot packages all the configuration data (you can also

include issues) of a single project or multiple projects, and can then be used to move all the project data to a different Jira instance.

You can find detailed information about your use case here.

If you need any help or facing an issue with your project, don't hesitate to contact our support team.

I hope that helps :)

Best,

Teodora

[Niharika Mishra]

Should this be installed in both the instances?

How would be the authentication from another instance to this instance ? (client will have their own firewall, and restrictions )

If we can provide them as XML (or other Jira/confluence support format) file and if they can import it that would solve security problems

[Teodora V _Fun Inc_]

Yes, you need Configuration Manager for Jira installed in both instances.

Authentication won't be required; you can easily solve the security problems with exporting the project snapshot as a zip file containing all the project configuration details (the xml and json files).

After sending the file to your client, they can deploy it at their current Jira instance and replicate the exact project configuration.

Check our documentation for the Create and Deploy Snapshot steps:

Create a project snapshot: 
https://botronsoft.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CMJ/pages/4784137/Project+Snapshot

Deploy snapshot file at different Jira instance: 
https://botronsoft.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CMJ/pages/4784210/Single+Project+Snapshots

[Niharika Mishra]

will configuration manager work if both the instances has different versions of JIRA? and if both the instances has different global settings

[Teodora V _Fun Inc_]

Yes, Configuration Manager works across all the supported Jira versions.

There might be some challenges if the target’s version is missing some configuration types (e.g., the source has permission that doesn’t exist on the target version) - in this case, CMJ will show an error when deploying and the problem can be resolved. In general, you won’t have any issues.

And for the global settings: Configuration Manager focuses on handling project configuration and should not have a problem with differences in the global settings.

The only exception is if you use system configuration snapshots - they will include global permissions, but you can skip them (i.e., not deploy them).

[Jack Brickey]

You cannot export/import but you don’t need to. Simply go to board settings > General copy the filter (and sub-filter if you have one) and use in the new instance. Of course the new instance needs to be the same as the old or you will need to edit the filter a bit.

[Ravi Varma]

Hi @Niharika Mishra ,

This needs some deliberations. 

For example: 

• If you are planning to consolidate two JIRA instances into one then JIRA does that automatically for you. The thumb rule for JIRA boards is that the board filter should be available and working in the instance where you are thinking to migrate the boards. This means that the issues in the filter should also be available. 

I would encourage you to share your requirement in detail, if you need further clarification.

Regards,

Ravi Varma

[Niharika Mishra]

Hi Ravi- The requirement is , boards created for one project in one instance , can that be replicated to a different instance?

[Ravi Varma]

HI @Niharika Mishra ,

• Please note that boards are a pictorial representation of issues from the underlying JIRA instance using the board filter.
• If you want the boards of one instance to be available in another instance then, you should make sure the underlying issues are also available in both the instances, as emphasized by @Jack Brickey 
• Ensuring issues in both instances would mean that the underlying configurations for those issues/projects should be available in both the instances (so that you export/import those issues).
• Hence, you should be relying on third party apps to perform the task of ensuring the configurations are available in the target instance (to facilitate importing of issues)
• In the past we used/evaluated 
  • project-configurator-for-jira
  • configuration-manager-for-jira 
  • You need in-depth understanding of various configurations that were documented by the respective product vendor. 

Regards,

Ravi Varma