On the third exercise, you'll learn how to export information from multiple issues at the same template.

Starting up, we are going to create a new Filter for the JIRA issues you want to export.

In order to create a Filter, first you must go to Issues -> Search for issues, switch to Advanced and add a JQL statement (e.g. Project = Academy) and save it as a Filter with a name of your choosing.

The mappings we'll use are listed on the table below:

FieldsDescription
FilterNameCurrent Filter Name used to search Issues.
FilterJQL

Current JQL statement used on the issues Filter.

The fields with the notation to be used on our template are listed below.

Expand to see the sample code
   ${FilterName}
   ${FilterJQL}

Now, with our issues Filter selected, on the top of the search bar go to Export -> Xporter for JIRA.

After click on that option you will be redirected to a new page where you can choose the Template, output format and the break pages type.

After Selecting the options and clicking on Export button, a progress bar will be displayed - when it's complete, a Success! message will appear with a link where you can click to download the generated document.

The Break pages option allows the user to control if and when page breaks are made while exporting multiple issues.

For instance, while Never makes all the issues content to be displayed in a continuous text on the generated file, all the other options make use of Page Breaks to split the issues content according to your preference (e.g. by Project, by Issue Type, etc.), taking into account the way they are currently sorted.

Also, XLSX Templates can't have break pages, so that option isn't displayed when you select a template of that type.

Below there is a sample of how the mappings will be displayed in a Word template:

This Template has:

  • An Header with an Image
  • Headings
  • Text styling

Below there is a sample of how the generated file will be populated:

 

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Here's the Exercise 3 related files:

FileDescription
Exercise3Template

Exercise 3 Sample Template file

Exercise3GeneratedExercise 3 Sample generated file
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