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JIRA incompatibility with Mantis 1.2


Due to changes in Mantis 1.2, JIRA is currently unable to import data from this version of Mantis. Please refer to JRA-19558 for further information. JIRA should still be able to import data from earlier versions of Mantis.

JIRA can import data from Mantis, an open-source PHP-based bug tracker. The Mantis import is almost identical to the Bugzilla importer (just expecting a different database format), so please refer to the Bugzilla documentation for a walkthrough.

(warning) Before you begin, please backup your JIRA data.

In addition to the Bugzilla importer's features, the Mantis importer also:

  1. Creates a custom field, "Mantis Link", containing a link to the old Mantis bug URL. This field can be hidden when no longer useful.
  2. Creates a custom field, "Mantis ID", containing the mantis bug ID (useful for searching)
  3. Creates and uses a custom "Not a bug" resolution type.
  4. Converts Mantis links (#1234) to JIRA links (TST-123) in text.

Importer Source code

The Mantis importer source code is available here (see also here ) — fixes and improvements welcome.



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