Import/sync/populate existing tickets from Jira to Asana?

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Hey there,

I just installed the Jira Cloud Data Sync Integration for Asana, and it’s a nice integration that will definitely help create more transparency between tech and non-tech teams!

Here’s how I set it up:

  • I connected one (new) Asana project to an (existing) Jira project.
  • I set up a one-way sync from Jira to Asana for creation and updates.
  • I created a ticket in Jira, and it successfully synced to Asana :raised_hands:

Question:
The existing Jira project already has a lot of tickets. Is there a way to import, sync, or populate these existing tickets into Asana?

I look forward to hearing from you. Thank you in advance!

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I did a few tests with a client and we realised that tasks in Asana did not have an initial sync and we had to apply a change in Jira so the sync would occur. Maybe that’s the same thing in your case: change something in Jira (like change a column back and forth), maybe it will sync in Asana?

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Thank you very much, Bastien! Maybe I’ll try this for the “important” tickets. It would be a bit too much work to manually change all tickets :sweat_smile:

It would be so great if the integration allowed you to choose whether to only sync new tickets or also perform an initial sync with all existing tickets.

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I already raised the issue to the appropriate team I believe there are looking at it

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Any update on this? I am also seeing this issue - we are a new Asana customer but have many existing Jira projects and it will be laborious to manually change all of the jira tickets in order for them to appear in Asana.

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btw - changing the column didn’t work, maybe some other change might but that did not work for me

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I did not hear anything, but it doesn’t mean nothing was done :person_shrugging:

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I had a similar setup with Jira and Asana a while back. For syncing existing Jira tickets into Asana, you might need to use a bulk import tool or custom script. It can take a bit of time to get everything aligned perfectly.

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Hey there! The native Jira Cloud Data Sync Integration for Asana is great for very precise use cases (e.g., getting data from one specific project or of one type to another), but if you’re looking for something a bit more flexible that makes migration or bulk importing/exporting easier, you can try Unito’s 2-way sync for Asana + Jira. Instead of having to pick exactly how issues and tasks sync, the default setting enables all issues and clouds to sync.

Here’s how to set up a 2-way flow between Asana and Jira Cloud with Unito.

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When I set up a similar sync, using fibonacci story points in Jira really helped with tracking and organizing tasks. It made managing the transition smoother. You might want to look into tools or scripts that can handle the import of existing tickets, as that’ll save you a lot of manual work.

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Glad to hear the integration is working well. For importing existing Jira tickets into Asana, you can try bulk exporting from Jira and importing into Asana manually. Some tools, like Skyvia, offer no-code solutions for syncing historical data. Hope this helps!