Recreate work items

This chapter provides information about the recreate work item feature.

The Recreate work item feature allows you to copy work items to the same or another space with its fields and structure without creating a template. The feature is enabled by default and you don’t need to configure it, however, you can disable it in Global Configuration - Visibility Settings.

Try the live demo below

Steps

1. Click the Three dots menu in the work item window.

2. Click Recreate issue.

   

3. Select a space you want to recreate the work item in. If you select your Template Repository space you can create a new template.

4. Select which child work items you want to recreate. To recreate only a work item select no checkboxes.

5. Select if you want to copy or recreate work item links.

6. Click Recreate.

   

Result

The work item has been recreated with all selected elements.

Recreate child work items

Recreate child work items is a time-saving feature that gives you more control over the recreated structure. With this feature you can select which child work items you want to copy. You can copy tasks with sub-tasks, epics with stories, and initiatives with children.

There are three options to choose:

• Recreate sub-tasks - recreates all sub-tasks present in the structure you want to recreate. It copies all sub-tasks in a structure, even those under recreated linked work items or stories.
• Recreate work items in epic - recreates work items that are added to an epic, usually stories.
• Recreate child work items (Advanced Roadmaps) - recreates child work items that are linked in higher levels in your custom issue type hierarchy in Advanced Roadmaps (or Plans), for example Initiatives under Legends.

Work item links

Recreate issue can also copy work item links.

You can select either of the three options:

• Don’t copy any work item links - doesn’t copy any links.
• Copy linked work items - copies links to already-existing work item that were used before.
• Recreate linked work items - creates new work items based on the previous ones and links them to work items newly created in the process.

Visibility

To select which user groups can use Recreate issue follow instructions in the Global configuration chapter.

Recreate and use as a template

Work items recreated from any of your spaces into the Templates Repository automatically become a templates (using the default template settings). You can customize its settings right after this action. A work item recreated from an existing template into the Templates Repository copies template’s settings.

Both ways allow you to create a copy of your work items as templates in the Templates Repository.