Creating work items from template with links

This page provides information about creating work items from linked templates.

Issue Templates for Jira allows you to create work items with complex structures by using linking between templates.

In previous configuration, when we have created a new work item from template including links to other templates, those links were copied and directing still to templates instead of creating linked target work items.

From now on, after performing the same action, linked templates will turn into work items in your target space. It means that once you create work item from linked template, links within this template will be automatically replaced by links to newly created work items.

Even though all fields included in the Scope are completed with template’s values, links to other templates are not visible on the Create work item screen. Still, they will be used for creating the structure of related work items later on after work item creation. These links, as well as new links added on the Create work item screen, generate a structure based on parent template configuration. It means that all template’s links can be used to build one structure of linked work items.

This solution was based on Jira technical limitations. As it is not possible to use different types of links within Create work item Dialog box, Issue Templates for Jira splits them into:

• links with source in template: used to create structure of linked work items when parent work item is already created,
• other links: which can be added on the Create work item screen.

Issue Templates for Jira also supports cases, where user add links to templates on the Create work item Screen. According to previous explanations, links to templates within work item will be replaced by links to newly created work items.

The concept of Creating work items from linked template feature is presented in example below: