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Last updated Oct 17, 2023
Tables below show which fields and elements you can copy with Issue Templates.
| System fields | Special handling and exceptions |
|---|---|
| Custom fields | |
| Jira Service Management | |
| Jira Software Premium | |
| Jira Software | |
| Assignee, Reporter | Copied |
| Attachment | Copied after an issue is created |
| Checkboxes | Copied |
| Components | If an element is missing in a target project, the app will create it on your behalf. Initiator requires permissions to create it. |
| Customer Request Type* | In order to copy a Request type between service desks, in both projects, a request type with the exact same name and issue type must exist. A request type must be publicly available (assigned to any portal group), hidden request types can’t be copied. Create from template* action restrictions: Autocomplete cant’t be supported, When the Create issue dialog is opened by apps, Jira doesn’t display the field despite presence on Create screen. The app will copy the value in the background if it isn’t added to the Create screen. |
| Date Picker | Copied |
| Date Time Picker | Copied |
| Due date | Copied |
| External Asset Platform | Link assets that have been made available via marketplace apps on external inventory platforms outside Jira. |
| First comment | Once added to a scope it enables copying the first comment from a table |
| Fix versions, Affects versions | If an element is missing in a target project, the app will create it on your behalf. Initiator requires permissions to create it. |
| Group Picker (single or multiple) | Copied |
| Labels | Copied |
| Labels | Copied |
| Number Field | Copied |
| Organizations | Copied |
| Paragraph | Copied |
| Parent | Copied after an issue is created. Parent field serves a purpose to link parent ↔︎ child relations and it is set by Issue Templates when child issues are created. It is always rewritten to point to a new parent to match new hierarchy. When you apply a template to a story, and your template points to an epic that is not a template, then if the Parent field is in a scope it will be copied exactly as it is. In this scenario, if Parent points to a template, it won’t be copied. |
| Priority | Copied |
| Project Picker | Copied |
| Radio Buttons | Copied |
| Request Participants | Create from template action restrictions - Autocomplete cant’t be supported, Jira doesn’t display the field despite presence on the Create screen. The app will copy the value in the background if it isn’t added to the Create screen. |
| Select List (cascading) | Copied |
| Select List (single or multiple) | Copied |
| Short text | Copied |
| Sprint | Active and future sprints are copied |
| Summary, Description, Environment | Copied |
| Team | Copied - but not for subtasks since they always take the value from a parent instead of a template. |
| Time tracking | Copied |
| URL Field | Copied |
| User Picker (single or multiple) | Copied |
| Version Picker (single or multiple) | Copied |
Fields that can’t be copied
Not supported fields:
- Status
Custom fields that are set by Jira and cannot be edited by Issue Templates:
- Date of First Response
- Date of First Response
- Domain of Assignee
- Domain of Reporter
- Global Rank
- Last commented by a User Flag
- Last public comment date
- Number of attachments
- Number of comments
- Participants of an issue
- Username of last updater or commenter
Jira Service Management fields that can only be set by JSM:
- Approvals
- Satisfaction
- Satisfaction date
- Request language
