how to copy screen/screenScheme/IssueTypeScreenScheme via JIRA API

[BrianL]

From JIRA admin page, i can see the "Copy" button to copy screen/screenScheme/IssueTypeScreenScheme. is there any JIRA API on this?

[Mark Markov]

Hello @BrianL

Of course it is.

https://docs.atlassian.com/software/jira/docs/api/7.6.1/com/atlassian/jira/issue/fields/screen/FieldScreenManager.html

https://docs.atlassian.com/software/jira/docs/api/7.6.1/com/atlassian/jira/issue/fields/screen/issuetype/IssueTypeScreenSchemeManager.html

[BrianL]

hi @Mark Markov, i looked the two api before, but i only see "create" new screen/scheme but not "copy" the existing one.

"create" new screen/scheme would need to get the field layout of the source screen (taps, fields) and then add to the new one. Lots of things needed in this way. So i'm wondering if there is any straightforward function like copyWorkflow (link below), that would save lots of work.

https://docs.atlassian.com/software/jira/docs/api/7.6.1/com/atlassian/jira/workflow/WorkflowManager.html#copyWorkflow-com.atlassian.jira.user.ApplicationUser-java.lang.String-java.lang.String-com.atlassian.jira.workflow.JiraWorkflow- 

[Mark Markov]

Unfortunately there is no straightforward method like copy. To copy you will need to get existing schemes, layoutitems etc. and based on this objects create new one or use some plugin like @[deleted] mentioned before.

[Jnr]

I tried to copy the whole project:

/rest/project-templates/latest/createshared/{projectId} 

https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Jira-questions/How-to-create-project-with-shared-Configuration-via-REST-API/qaq-p/650062

[Deleted user]

Hi @BrianL,

You can do it by using the JIRA Command line (CLI) Interface add-on. Here is the link. 

This add-on will meet your requirement.

Regards,

Gangavath Kishore Kumar.