This chapter guides you through the configuration options available when setting up a new issue template in the Issue Templates for Jira app. Templates are created based on existing Jira issues and can be customized to control how and where they are used.
Template settings are also available in Templates Repository > Project settings > Issue Templates > Manage templates.
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To prepare a template simply create a new issue or select an existing issue in your Repository project and enable it as a template in the issue details view.
Once your issue has been enabled it becomes a template and you can configure it according to your needs by clicking the Edit settings button.
You can configure your template using the following sections:
In this section, define the basic properties of the template:
In this section, define the availability properties of the template:
Dynamic variables are placeholders which you can define in your primary template in text fields. In this configuration section you can change the order in which they are displayed to users on the create screen.
Smart defaults are configurable template fields that automatically calculate and fill in values using smart expressions at the moment an issue is created, enabling automation and dynamic data population. In this section you can configure them.