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[TBD]Templates differ per visibility and usage scope. There might be:

  • Project Template

  • Global Template

Project Templates

When you create a template by saving the existing checklist from your Jira Issue View then it is automatically saved as Project Template, which means:

  • it’s only visible within a current project templates list

  • it could be applied and imported to the Jira issues of this project only

  • it’s could only be set as a default per this project issue type

Global Templates

Global templates are:

  • visible across the whole Jira instance

  • Administrators of all Projects might be able to edit the content

Convert Project Template to Global

You can convert the Project template to Global and back. There’re 2 options

  1. Navigate to Jira Issue → Smart Checklist → open Smart Checklist menu → Manage Templates → click 3-dot menu on template name row → click “Convert to Global Template”

  2. Navigate to Project Settings → find Smart Checklist section → Templates List → 3-dot menu on template name row → click “Convert to Global Template”

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You will be warned that the template would be accessible from all projects:

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Once it’s converted -

Status
colourBlue
titleGLOBAL TEMPLATE
badge would appear

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Convert Global Template to Project

Follow the same instructions as above.

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You will be warned that the template would be accessible from this project only:

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Info

Permissions note

The following roles can manage templates and convert them to Project/Global:

  • System Admin

  • Project Admin

In case, when Custom Permissions are ON - please refer to Permissions help

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