Getting error while trying to import CSV in JIRA

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Symptoms

The following appears in the atlassian-jira.log:

1 2 3 4 5 java.lang.RuntimeException: java.io.EOFException: No content to map to Object due to end of input at com.atlassian.jira.plugins.importer.web.csv.CsvFieldMappingsPage.doValidation(CsvFieldMappingsPage.java:87) at webwork.action.ActionSupport.validate(ActionSupport.java:391) at webwork.action.ActionSupport.execute(ActionSupport.java:162) at com.atlassian.jira.action.JiraActionSupport.execute(JiraActionSupport.java:82)

Cause

The possible cause would be the importer not working well with some version of browsers such as Internet Explorer 8 and Opera.

Workaround

Use another browser such as Firefox or Chrome often resolved the problem.

Updated on April 8, 2025

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