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diff --git a/doc/user/project/issues/moving_issues.md b/doc/user/project/issues/moving_issues.md index 211a651b89e..8aac2c01444 100644 --- a/doc/user/project/issues/moving_issues.md +++ b/doc/user/project/issues/moving_issues.md @@ -8,3 +8,28 @@ There will also be a system note added to both issues indicating where it came f You can move an issue with the "Move issue" button at the bottom of the right-sidebar when viewing the issue.  + +## Troubleshooting + +### Moving Issues in Bulk + +If you have advanced technical skills you can also bulk move all the issues from one project to another in the rails console. The below script will move all the issues from one project to another that are not in status **closed**. + +To access rails console run `sudo gitlab-rails console` on the GitLab server and run the below script. Please be sure to change **project**, **admin_user** and **target_project** to your values. We do also recommend [creating a backup](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/raketasks/backup_restore.html#creating-a-backup-of-the-gitlab-system) before attempting any changes in the console. + +```ruby +project = Project.find_by_full_path('full path of the project where issues are moved from') +issues = project.issues +admin_user = User.find_by_username('username of admin user') # make sure user has permissions to move the issues +target_project = Project.find_by_full_path('full path of target project where issues moved to') + +issues.each do |issue| + if issue.state != "closed" && issue.moved_to.nil? + Issues::MoveService.new(project, admin_user).execute(issue, target_project) + else + puts "issue with id: #{issue.id} and title: #{issue.title} was not moved" + end +end; nil + +``` + |