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Issue Templates for Jira
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Issue Templates for Jira

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Last updated May 26, 2025

Create and use templates

You will learn here how to create and configure your templates in order to use them efficiently for creating repetitive tasks in Jira.

Create and configure a template

A template is a pattern that will allow you to create similar issues with no need to create new ones from scratch. Such a template will automatically fill fields in a newly created issue when selected by a user.

There are no limitations according to template’s structure or complexity level. Issue Templates for Jira app copies Epics, Sub-tasks and Initiatives. You can even copy issue links and create new issues from linked templates.

For details, navigate to Template Configuration.

Steps

  1. To create a template go to the Templates repository and simply create an issue there.
  2. You can then further configure the template, see the live demo below.
Tip

See chapters about Smart defaults, Static and Dynamic variables to find out more.

Create issue from template

You will learn here how to create an issue based on your templates.

Info

Make sure you have configured a template that is available for the project you want to use and you have admin permissions.

  1. Navigate to Apps>Modification & field on create screen.

  2. Enable the toggle and select projects. Selected projects will have the template selection field added to the create screen.

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Steps

  1. Click the Create button as you would create any other Jira issue.
  2. Select Template source and Template from the template field added by the app. These are the templates stored in a Repository that is available for this project.
  3. Click Confirm.
  4. The template will be applied to the create screen, fill the remaining fields.
  5. Click Create and your issue based on the template will be created.

For details, see create from template.

Apply template to existing issue

Apart from creating new issues from templates, you can also apply a template to an existing issue. In the issue view go to the Actions menu and click Apply template.

Warning

Applying a template overwrites fields in the issue with values taken from the template.

For details, see Apply template.