issues-deduplication

To deduplicate YouTrack issues, you identify related bug reports and link them as duplicates to a selected primary issue. This process consolidates context by transferring unique information like reproduction steps to the primary issue and leaving a courteous update on duplicates.

Yes, cross-project duplicate detection is supported. You can identify duplicates across different YouTrack projects and link them to a single primary issue, ensuring all related tickets are consolidated while preserving their unique context.

Customer-tagged issues are kept separate and are not merged during deduplication. This rule ensures that tickets specifically tagged for customer-tracking purposes maintain their independent visibility and are not linked as duplicates.

The deduplication process avoids merging closed issues. It enforces this constraint to prevent altering resolved ticket histories, focusing solely on consolidating active bug reports into a single primary issue.

When linking duplicate issues, unique information such as reproduction steps and logs is transferred to the chosen primary issue. This preserves all valuable context while a courteous update is left on the duplicate tickets.

The process maintains a single primary issue for each set of duplicates. By enforcing this rule, it ensures that only one primary ticket exists, preventing circular linking and keeping the YouTrack tracker streamlined.