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+# Sync GitHub issues to Jira issues
+
+# Configuration syntax:
+# https://github.com/canonical/gh-jira-sync-bot/blob/main/README.md#client-side-configuration
+settings:
+  # Repository specific settings
+  components: # Jira components that will be added to Jira issue
+    - mysql-k8s
+
+  # Settings shared across Data Platform repositories
+  label_mapping:
+    # If the GitHub issue does not have a label in this mapping, the Jira issue will be created as a Bug
+    enhancement: Story
+  jira_project_key: DPE  # https://warthogs.atlassian.net/browse/DPE
+  status_mapping:
+    opened: untriaged
+    closed: done  # GitHub issue closed as completed
+    not_planned: rejected  # GitHub issue closed as not planned
+  add_gh_comment: true
+  sync_description: false
+  sync_comments: false
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-# Copyright 2023 Canonical Ltd.
-# See LICENSE file for licensing details.
-name: Sync issue to Jira
-
-on:
-  issues:
-    types: [opened, reopened, closed]
-
-jobs:
-  sync:
-    name: Sync GitHub issue to Jira
-    uses: canonical/data-platform-workflows/.github/workflows/sync_issue_to_jira.yaml@v18.0.0
-    with:
-      jira-base-url: https://warthogs.atlassian.net
-      jira-project-key: DPE
-      jira-component-names: mysql-k8s
-    secrets:
-      jira-api-token: ${{ secrets.JIRA_API_TOKEN }}
-      jira-user-email: ${{ secrets.JIRA_USER_EMAIL }}
-    permissions:
-      issues: write  # Needed to create GitHub issue comment