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	* chore: update docs URL for import/export/migrate * chore: reference `.boardarchive` in import scripts & READMEs
Jira importer
This node app converts a Jira xml export into a Focalboard archive. To use:
- Open Jira advanced search, and search for all the items to export
- Select Export, thenExport XML
- Save it locally, e.g. to jira_export.xml
- Run npm installfrom withinfocalboard/webapp
- Run npm installfrom withinfocalboard/import/jira
- Run npx ts-node importJira.ts -i <path-to-jira.xml> -o archive.boardarchive(also from withinfocalboard/import/jira)
- In Focalboard, click Settings, thenImport archiveand selectarchive.boardarchive
Import scope and known limitations
Currently, the script imports each item as a card into a single board. Note that Jira XML export is limited to 1000 issues at a time.
Users are imported as Select properties, with the name of the user.
The following aren't currently imported:
- Custom properties
- Comments
- Embedded files
Contribute code to expand this.