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This page shows how to editissuesin bulk in Google Issue
Tracker.
To edit issues, you must be signed in to a Google Account. You also must haveEdit IssuesorAdmin Issuespermissionfor
the components that contain the issues in order to edit issue fields. If you
haveComment on Issuespermission, you can only view and add comments to the
issues.
When at least one issue has been selected, additional buttons become appear
above the search results.
Use theEditdrop-down list to apply changes to all the selected issues.
You can edit many of the common issue fields, such asAssignee,Component, andPriority.
If successful, Issue Tracker notifies you that the edits have been made. For
example:
Issue Type set to "Bug" on 7 issues.
TheEditdrop-down list can also be used to add a comment by selecting
theAdd Commentoption.
Use theLinkdrop-down list to mark the issues asduplicates, mark
or unmark them asblocking or blocked by, or add or remove a parent
issue.
Use theCCdrop-down list to change who is listed in theCCfield of
the selected issues.
If successful, Issue Tracker notifies you that the edits have been made. For
example:
"user@google.com" added to CCs, "user2@google.com" removed from CCs on 2
issues.
There is no notification if you try to add an email address that already
exists on the CC list, or remove an address that does not exist. Issue
Tracker treats the action as successful.
Use the copy button to copy links to the issues or to copy a search for the
issues.
Use thehotlist pickerto add or remove the selected issues from
hotlists.
If successful, Issue Tracker notifies you that the hotlist changes have been
made. For example:
Added issue to Hotlist ['Sprints', 'Overhaul'] on 4 issues.
Selecting or deselecting a hotlist with its checkbox does not apply your
change until you click theApplybutton that appears at the bottom of
the hotlist drop-down list.
Use theMoreicon to flag the issues as spam. If you have partner access
to Issue Tracker, you also have the option to export the issues to CSV.
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Last updated 2025-02-18 UTC.
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