How to migrate Excel-like Issue Editor from Server / Data Center to Cloud

If you and your team are moving from Jira Server/DC to Jira Cloud, there are several points you should be aware of.

There are some feature differences
Configuration won't be migrated automatically by the Migration path Atlassian provides

Feature differences

For the core part of Excel-like Issue Editor for Jira, the user-facing features are similar between the different hosting versions. However, some features are different. We recommend you test the needed functions in your testing environment.

	Server/DC	Cloud
Change columns	Supported	Supported
Project spreadsheets	Supported	Supported
Edit Sprint field	Not supported	Supported
Edit Issue type	Not supported	Supported
Create issue from context menu	Not supported	Supported
i18n support	English, Japanese	English
Drag and drop	Supported	Not supported
WBS Gantt-Chart hierarchy support	Supported	Not supported
Sum-up row	Not supported	Supported
Advanced filter	Not supported	Supported
Project sidebar	Supported	Supported
JQL editor	Not supported	Supported
Group by	Not supported	Supported

Migration path

Verify that all the needed features exist on Jira Cloud
Check the Supported platforms
Install Excel-like Issue Editor for Jira on your Jira Cloud instance
Manually set the Date/Time Configuration
Manually set the Permissions if required

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our support team.