3.2 Checklist Import

The Checklist Import feature allows you to enroll checklist items created in a CSV file in bulk.

Write Checklist CSV File

Create a text file in the format shown below.

For the first line, enter "ISSUE_KEY,CONTENTS,DONE".
Add the checklist items according to the format below.
- ISSUE_KEY: Issue key
- CONTENTS: Checklist contents
  - For checklist sections, start with '---'.
  - If the content includes a comma(,), enclose the entire content in quotation marks(").
  - If the content contains quotation marks, enclose the entire content in quotation marks, with the quotation marks in the middle of the content as two quotation marks.
- DONE: Done or not (Y/y/N/n)

[CAUTION] Lines that don't fit the input format are not added to the checklist.

CSV File Example

ISSUE_KEY,CONTENTS,DONE
CIFJ-1,"---Checklist Section 1",N
CIFJ-1,"Checklist Item 1",Y
CIFJ-1,"Checklist Item 2",N
CIFJ-2,"---Checklist Section 1",N
CIFJ-2,"Checklist Item 1",N
CIFJ-2,"Checklist Item 2",Y

Import Checklists

Click "Settings > Apps" in the top-right menu of Jira, then click Check It for Jira in the left menu to go to the admin settings.

Check It for Jira Admin Menu

Click "Select File" to select the CSV file you created and check the options as needed.

Remove existing checklists: Deletes all existing checklist items that have been registered for the issue when bulk registering checklists.

Import Checklists from CSV file

When you're ready, click the "Import" button.

Check the Import Results

View the results of the checklist import as shown in the figure below.

Added issues: Total number of issues added
Added checklist items: Total number of checklist items added
Skipped issue keys: List of issue keys with unadded checklists (errors such as invalid format, non-existent issue keys, etc.)

Check the checklist items in the issue keys with errors, fix them, and import only those issue keys again.