The best approach is Ask the Jira administrator to export the automation rules as a JSON file from the staging site and import that JSON into the live site.

This method exports the complete rule definitions so that conditions, actions, branches, and smart values are preserved. The JSON export and import process is faster and more reliable than rebuilding rules by hand because it avoids human error and keeps the logic identical across environments. You should still ensure you have administrator permissions and verify referenced project keys and custom fields after import.

Recreate all automation rules manually in the live instance is incorrect because manual rebuilding is slow and error prone. Manual recreation increases the chance of configuration drift and missed conditions or actions.

Attempt to export and import rules at the project level from staging to production is incorrect because many Jira setups do not offer a reliable project level bulk export for automation rules. Export and import is typically performed using the rule JSON or global exports so a project level attempt may be incomplete or fail.

Open a support ticket with Atlassian and request that they migrate the automation rules between sites is incorrect because this approach is slower and usually unnecessary. Atlassian support does not typically perform routine configuration moves and relying on them adds avoidable delay compared with using the JSON export and import.

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