Smart defaults - introduction

This chapter provides basic information about Smart defaults and Smart expressions used in templates.

The Issue Templates for Jira app provides additional Smart defaults tab available in templates (on the right side of the Issue View, in Issue Glance). The Smart defaults tab provides a Select, where you can find all fields supported in your project.

You can edit template fields and fill them with Smart expressions.

With smart defaults you can calculate the field’s value at the time when an issue is created from the template.

You can, for instance, configure a template that would automate the process of:

• filling the starting date.
• setting a deadline.
• setting a reporter and assigning an issue to a specific role or person.
• creating a label.
• setting a version.

You can also prepare a timeline for complex tasks with multiple steps or link an epic with smart defaults.

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Use cases

See how to use this feature on real life examples:

• Implementing a new feature
• Preparing a timeline for a complex task with multiple steps
• Linking an epic with smart defaults