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Fix Jira → Zendesk Sync Issues (Not Working, Errors, Duplicates)

🔧 1 Common Issues

Diagnose and resolve common sync problems. We've documented the 1 most common issues, their root causes, and exactly how to fix them. See step-by-step fixes for duplicates, missing fields, rate limit errors, and connection issues.

medium Moderate Frequency

Jira Status 'Done' fails to map to Zendesk Status 'Solved'

Also searched as: "Jira Zendesk jira status 'done' fails to map to zendesk status 'solved'"

#1 Value Mismatch 90% likely

📋 How to Diagnose

  1. 1. Jira Status = 'Done' (Capital D)
  2. 2. Zendesk Tag/Field = 'done' (lowercase)
  3. 3. Integration requires exact string match

✓ Solution

Align the field option names exactly in both systems or use the field mapping tool to translate values explicitly.

⏱️ Est. time: 10 min

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