Team Administrators can create a local Jira Connection to allow importing of Jira Issues without a Service Connection.
Working with Jira Issues in Stormboard can be done without an integrated Jira connection. Creating a local Jira Connection will allow your team to import Jira Issues into Stormboard from Jira XML files.
Step 1 – Create a Local Jira Connection in Stormboard
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Go to My Account.
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Click your Team’s Name in the left-side panel.
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Scroll down to Service Connections and click Connections.
![Local Jira connection in Stormboard](https://help.stormboard.com/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/downloads_intercomcdn_comio3032689761e1625dba9c4e284f4525f64Screen+Shot+2021-02-22+at+4_16_45+PM-1.png)
4. In the menu that opens, click New Connection and then click Jira.
![Selecting Jira from the New Connection tab](https://help.stormboard.com/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/downloads_intercomcdn_comio30326915391ba73804b42ce70ee362a73Screen+Shot+2021-02-22+at+4_19_44+PM-1.png)
5. In the next menu that opens:
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Set the Connection Name (example: “Jira Cloud”)
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Set Enabled to Active
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Set Default Connection to Yes
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Set Type to Cloud
![Jira connection settings](https://help.stormboard.com/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/downloads_intercomcdn_comio303269207ba9ea3ab9e2a0ea33eecdbebScreen+Shot+2021-02-22+at+4_21_24+PM-1.png)
6. Scroll down and click Save.
Step 2 – Import your Jira XML File
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Create a Storm.
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At the bottom of the Storm, click Import
![Importing Jira XML](https://help.stormboard.com/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/downloads_intercomcdn_comio30327007155415674ba88600f23f9f1a0Screen+Shot+2020-11-30+at+5_24_28+PM-1.png)
3. In the menu that opens, click the Jira XML tab.
4. Click Browse and select your Jira XML file.
5. Click Import Now!
![Importing Jira XML in Import Content tab](https://help.stormboard.com/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/downloads_intercomcdn_comio303271079737f601005e93e361d92b9bdScreen+Shot+2020-11-30+at+5_26_14+PM-1.png)
Each issue in your Jira XML file will be imported as a Jira Issue Sticky Note.
![Jira issue sticky note](https://help.stormboard.com/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Import/downloads_intercomcdn_comio303271341f85d0dfe17445bd6f82d6127Screen+Shot+2021-02-22+at+4_42_45+PM-1.png)
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