Importing Issues (XML)

Issues can be imported from XML files provided the field names match those exported by the export utility.

To import Issues previously exported, or generated by another application, select Tools/Import Issues from XML... from the main menu. You will be prompted to select the XML file and the following dialog will be displayed:

Create Projects as required

If this option is checked, any projects defined in any of the imported Issues will automatically be created if they do not already exist. If this option is not checked, and any of the Issues refer to projects that do not already exist in the repository, the validation of the XML will fail.

Create Users as required

If this option is checked, any users defined in any of the imported Issues will automatically be created if they do not already exist. If this option is not checked, and any of the Issues refer to users that do not already exist in the repository, the validation of the XML will fail. If a user is created by the import routine, it will have the default password.

Import all Issues as New

If this option is checked, all issues in the XML file will be created in the repository. This is the same as if all Issues in the XML file have a blank ID.

Once the OK button is pressed, the import will begin.

If an Issue in the XML file has a blank ID, a new Issue will be created in the repository. If it has a valid ID, the import routine will try and match the Issue with an Issue existing in the repository.