is it possible to link in bulk all the user stories related to features to the epics directly

[Andre Truong]

hi there,

Here is our situation: we've got a bunch of epics related to a bunch of features related to a bunch of stories. From the backlog view, we can see the list epics. There's a small progress reporting feature that displays the % of estimated work done if you move your mouse over the progress bar.

The reason for this display of 0 progress is because we have the user stories linked to the features instead of the epics. This is an issue we'd like to fix.

We'd like to resolve the situation to show the real progress by creating in bulk the link between all the user stories to their related epics.

Maybe there's a way via scripting or plugin to resolve the issue.

The community feedback is much appreciated, Andre

[Petter Gonçalves · Accepted solution]

Hello Andre,

You can Bulk update all your issues by importing a CSV file mapping the column Custom field (Epic Link) with the Epic that you would like to link the Stories. The steps would be:

- Configure a JQL filter to return all the issues that are not properly linked to Epics

- After running the search, click to export your issues to CSV (All Fields)

- In the CSV Exported file, fill the column Custom field (Epic Link) with the Issue key of the Epic you would like to link it and save it again as a CSV

- On JIRA, Use the External System Import to import the CSV

- Map the fields: Summary, Project Key, Custom field (Epic Link), Issue key

- Import the file

For more information about CSV imports, check the documentation below:

- Importing Data from CSV

Let me know if the steps above worked for you, Andre.

[Andre Truong]

This is definitely looking like a good technical solution. Thanks Petterson.

I'll need some prototyping and approvals before I can do it and confirm but I can certainly accept the answer as it is.

I appreciate your support and feedback. Best regards, Andre

[Petter Gonçalves]

You are welcome, Andre.

Please, let me know if any questions come up once you got the approvals to perform the steps.

Have a nice week!

[Nasar Ibrahim]

Peter will the reimport simply update the existing stories , just adding the EPIC link details?

Just wanted to check it doesn't create duplicate stories when you r-import