How do I create sample data?

[Daniel Vaca]

I'm following the instructions listed in the Documentation for "Explore a sample project" but I don't see an option to Create sample data. Did the UI Change? Am I looking at an older documentation?

Here are the steps I'm following:

1. Go to Project>Create project
2. Click on "Select Classic"
3. Set Name to "Sample Project" and template to "Scrum" (I don't see an option to create sample data)
4. Click Create (I don't see an option to create sample data)
5. New project is created and automatically takes me to an empty Kanban Board titled Active Sprint. But I don't see and option to create sample data here either.

What am I missing?

[Walter Buggenhout · Accepted solution]

Hi @Daniel Vaca,

The functionality is available, but it is in a weird place to say the least. From any existing project, navigate to the Boards list and select Create Board from the menu. You will be offered this dialog screen:

The blue links are what you are looking for. They will create a project with the associated board of your choice AND sample data.

Hope this helps! 

[Andy Crowther]

Is this now out-dated information?  It doesn't appear as explained here. Thanks.

[Billy Pang]

New as you.

Have founding to this option for an hour, and finally. Hope this helps.

[Linus Hellgren]

For some reason I missed that it was under,

->"Your work"
/-> "Boards"
//-> "View all boards"

And that let me on a wild goose chase on the internet, strongly recommend to follow the previous guides. Once you land on the "View all boards" page, you have a "Create board" on the top right, only if you create boards from here you seem to have the option to add sample data.

[bitmoin]

Thank you very much, finally I could find it with your help

[Angela law]

2023 this no longer is the case I can't find the sample data link.  I have increased my permissions to being "god" like powers for my admin person.  Still done' see it.


Anyone can help me?  I researched a couple of hours and the step by step guide below is no longer valid

Permissions look like this for my admin user.

[Linus Hellgren]

Hi Angela,

It seem you get stuck where i did too, you must go the right path to get the sample data option available;

So as long as you follow the right way to navigate to create you get the option of using sample data.

Warm regards

[Angela law]

@Linus Hellgren Thanks so much!!!!! that did it :)

[Dheeraj Kumar Aggarwal]

It seems, sample data generation links are visible to admin user only. I have also faced this issue, so I have written a step by step article on the same:

https://optimizory.atlassian.net/l/cp/3XPXYEYR

[Kelvin Ekonomi]

Jira is not offering this feature anymore or at least I can't see it in the new UI can someone help?

[Kelvin Ekonomi]

I found that the url is this: https://jira-baseurl/jira/boards
and still works