How to create dummy Jira projects and issues in bulk via a Python script
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Summary
Sometimes, Jira admins may want to create dummy Jira projects and issues. There are a couple of ways to do this. One is using scripting. You can find a Python script to create a customized number of Jira projects and issues.
Solution
Resolution
Download the create_issue_project.py script and upload it to one of the Jira nodes or to your computer.
You need to Download and install Python on the server/computer where you run this script.
Execute the command below:
1python create_issue_project.pyThis is the script output:
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Project created: Dummy Project 1 (Key: DUMMY1)
Project created: Dummy Project 2 (Key: DUMMY2)
Project created: Dummy Project 3 (Key: DUMMY3)
Project created: Dummy Project 4 (Key: DUMMY4)
Project created: Dummy Project 5 (Key: DUMMY5)
Project created: Dummy Project 6 (Key: DUMMY6)
Project created: Dummy Project 7 (Key: DUMMY7)
Project created: Dummy Project 8 (Key: DUMMY8)
Project created: Dummy Project 9 (Key: DUMMY9)
Project created: Dummy Project 10 (Key: DUMMY10)
Issue created in project DUMMY1: DUMMY1-1
Issue created in project DUMMY1: DUMMY1-2
Issue created in project DUMMY1: DUMMY1-3
Issue created in project DUMMY1: DUMMY1-4
Issue created in project DUMMY1: DUMMY1-5
Issue created in project DUMMY1: DUMMY1-6
Issue created in project DUMMY1: DUMMY1-7
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...Details
You need to change some parameters in the script based on your needs:
Change the number based on the number of issues and projects:
1 2for i in range(1, 11): # Create 10 projects for i in range(1, 101): # Loop to create 100 issues for each issue typeChange Jira URL:
1jira_url = 'http://localhost:8080'Change username and password with a proper one:
1 2username = 'admin' api_token = 'test'Issue Type IDs:
1 2 3 4issue_types = { "Bug": "10004", # Replace with actual ID from your instance "Epic": "10001", # Replace with actual ID from your instance "Story": "10002" # Replace with actual ID from your instanceℹ️ You can navigate to Administration > Issues and check each issue type ID. If you hover your mouse over Edit, it will appear at the bottom of the page.
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