Release Notes
Mar 22 2023: Add a mechanism slowing down the clone process when the Jira instance is under heavy load and unable to process as many requests as usual
Mar 14 2023: Add improvements to the user experience when using presets in Single Clone
Mar 8 2023: Ensure that the test location is preserved when cloning Xray test details, even if the corresponding folder doesn’t already exist in the target test repository
Jan 2 2023: Auto-select the “Same as original” issue type and subtask issue type in Bulk and Epic Clone
Jan 2 2023: Add “Cancel”, “Pause” and “Back” buttons to Single Clone progress dialog (previously only available in Bulk/Epic Clone)
Dec 1 2022: Cloning issues multiple times is now available for Bulk, Epic/Tree Clone and Workflow Post-Functions clone
Oct 31 2022: Clone jobs can now “Run in the background”. The Clone History shows finished and running clone jobs
Oct 26 2022: New Epic/Parent link clone option “Link to cloned parent, or else keep original”, can be used to clone e.g. an Epic within an Initiative
Sep 7 2022: The issue restriction field used in team-managed projects is now cloned as well
Jul 6 2022: Add support for Jira expressions in the Field Editor
Jun 20 2022: Add support for instance clone between instances in different data residency locations
May 25 2022: Enable cloning Xray “Gherkin” (Cucumber) and “Unstructured” (Generic) test details. Xray tests are now cloned to the same folder as the original tests in the Xray Test Repository
Apr 28 2022: Add a warning to the clone dialog if required project permissions are missing
Apr 19 2022: Add support for cloning manual test steps created with Xray Test Management
Mar 30 2022: Fix an issue when cloning custom fields from a team-managed to a company-managed project, where Deep Clone would sometimes not set the correct field value even if the fields had the same name as documented here
Jan 13 2022: Show detailed progress while cloning a project
Jan 5 2022: Add “currentUser()” to the Assignee and Reporter fields in the Field Editor, which allows to set the user triggering a preset or post-function to be set as the Assignee or Reporter
Nov 10 2021: Add “Back” and “Pause” buttons to Clone progress dialog
Nov 9 2021: Fix an issue with Instance Clone that would sometimes use incorrect values for ID-based fields (e.g. components or versions)
Oct 15 2021: Jira Automation can now be triggered from Deep Clone using an Incoming Webhook
Sep 30 2021: The JSM "Request Type” field can now be cloned when using “Immediately clone issue” and if the issue type stays the same
Sep 1 2021: Create Bulk Clone shortcuts within your Jira projects
Jul 13 2021: Increase the maximum number of issues supported in Bulk Clone from 5,000 to 100,000
Jun 14 2021: Allow managing access to “Project Clone” using a global permission
May 5 2021: Fix an issue with Epic/Parent links in Bulk Clone if Advanced Roadmaps is used
Apr 20 2021: Improve loading time of "Single Clone" dialog
Mar 10 2021: Harmonize the Field Editor between Single Clone and Bulk Clone
Mar 3 2021: Simplify choosing subtasks, add new option to clone only selected subtasks in Bulk Clone
Feb 22 2021: Adjust Bulk Clone order so Stories are immediately cloned after the respective Epics
Feb 4 2021: Make lesser used “Clone fields” and “Advanced options” expandable
Feb 2 2021: New option "Create a new sprint with identical name" when cloning the Sprint
Jan 14 2021: Fix post-function clones triggering themselves, leading to endless cloning loops
Nov 24 2020: Clone Jira projects, including components, versions, settings and issues
Oct 26 2020: Preserve sort order when cloning subtasks
Oct 26 2020: Support Epic Link as required field
Sep 30 2020: Support Epic Link and cloning an issue multiple times in Presets
Sep 29 2020: Fix prefix summary and components/versions when using “Create and confirm”
Sep 25 2020: Auto-edit fields in Presets
Sep 14 2020: Auto-edit fields when using Deep Clone in post-functions
Aug 20 2020: The new “Manage Presets” screen simplifies creating and managing Presets
Aug 6 2020: Provide option to clone a single issue multiple times
Jul 17 2020: Allow creating non-existing versions and components when cloning across projects
Jul 9 2020: Show warning if project is misconfigured with hidden required fields
Apr 22 2020: Allow cloning Epic Link for Deep Clone post-functions
Apr 20 2020: Notify the creator of a Deep Clone post-function if there are any errors when the post-function is running
Apr 14 2020: Allow restricting access to the clone fields “attachments”, “comments” or “work logs”
Jan 14 2020: Epic Links can now also be used with Bulk edit
Dec 3 2019: Support next-gen Epic Clone with “Create and confirm”
Nov 11 2019: Show which required fields are missing before cloning
Oct 17 2019: Offer a delay before starting a post-function in case other post-functions should run before Deep Clone
Sep 20 2019: The user starting Deep Clone no longer gets added to every cloned issue as a watcher
Aug 22 2019: Respect required fields defined in workflows
Jul 29 2019: Filter subtasks to be cloned using JQL
Jul 4 2019: Support cloning Initiatives and arbitrary issue hierarchies using Jira Portfolio
Jun 18 2019: Support Epic Clone for next-gen projects
May 7 2019: Introduce triggering Deep Clone using workflow post-functions
Apr 24 2019: Allow using “Same as original” project or issue type for Presets
Jan 18 2019: Introduce new Bulk Clone button supporting to clone more than 1000 issues
Jan 9 2019: Offer “Same as original” project for Bulk Clone
Dec 4 2018: New options for issue links to link to the cloned issues
Sep 14 2018: Allow ranking cloned issues in the order of the original issues after Bulk Clone
Jun 18 2018: Epic Link can now also be cloned using Bulk Clone
May 23 2018: Allow to “Restrict access” for Deep Clone to specific projects
Mar 28 2018: Allow cloning all subtasks along with a single issue
Feb 27 2018: Initial release, including Single Clone with “Clone immediately” and “Create and confirm” options, clone attachments, comments, issue links, voters, watchers and work logs