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title: "Migration to Cloud with JCMA: BigTemplate migration"
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This page is part of the series about the [https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/297896980](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/297896980). 

It covers the migration process of BigTemplate using the Jira Cloud Migration Assistant (JCMA) app.

## Migrate BigTemplate to Cloud

> 📝 The migration using JCMA is available for **BigTemplate version 8.17.1 and later.**

You can migrate **[BigTemplate](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1215229/bigtemplate-export-to-pdf-word-excel?tab=overview&hosting=cloud)** alone or **together with BigPicture using JCMA**. As a result, the **BigTemplate** database and all files with templates are migrated to your Jira Cloud.

### How to prepare BigTemplate for migration

**Make sure you have BigTemplate installed on your Jira Cloud before you begin. **

1. A JCMA snapshot for BigTemplate on Jira On-premise **is created automatically**.
2. On Jira On-premise:
  1. Go to the **Jira Administration **>** System **>** Import and Export **>** Migrate to cloud **>** Assess your apps **section.
  2. Assign the **Needed in cloud** status for **BigTemplate**.
  3. Click **Done**.

### BigTemplate migration process

> ℹ️ We recommend performing a joint migration for all apps. This way, you can migrate both BigPicture and BigTemplate at the same time (see the migration process steps outlined above).

The migration process for BigTemplate is almost identical to BigPicture (two preparation steps are not needed when migrating only BigTemplate):

1. Prepare for migration
  1. Make sure BigTemplate is installed in your Jira Cloud instance.
  2. (**NOT NEEDED for BigTemplate only migration**) Prepare a JCMA snapshot in BigPicture/ BigGantt on Jira On-premise.
  3. (**NOT NEEDED for BigTemplate only migration**) On Jira Cloud, enable the **Allow JCMA migration**
  4. On Jira On-premise, go to the **Jira Administration → System → Import and Export → Migrate to cloud → Assess your apps **section.  
Assign the **Needed in cloud** status for BigTemplate and click **Done**.
2. Initiate a migration process in JCMA (Jira on-premise):
  1. Navigate to **Jira Administration **>** System **>** Import and Export **>** Migrate to cloud.**
  2. Click the **Create a migration **button.
  3. Get familiar with information about the migration process.
  4. Provide your migration name and choose your destination Jira Cloud.
  5. Select **All **to migrate all the apps with an automated path that are marked as **Needed in cloud **in your app assessment.   
If you select **None**, no apps will be migrated.
  6. You can define your migration options, such as **Projects**, **User and groups**, and **Apps**. When ready, click the **Check for errors **button.
  7. Proceed by clicking **Review migration**.
  8. You can run your migration now or save it and come back later.
3. After running the migration, you can track its progress from the **Migrations dashboard**.
  1. Once the migration is complete, the status will be updated accordingly.

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