Since v 3.9.5 Smart Checklist add-on stores checklist content in Jira Issue Properties.
With this change, we intended to drastically simplify add-on set-up and first user experience.
Using of the "Checklists" custom field is still possible and supported as it gives additional and valuable benefits to checklist users.
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As you see, the main checklist functionality is supported with Issue Properties and right after add-on installation on the Jira instance.
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Understanding of Issue Property and "Checklists" custom field synchronization
Add-on uses "Issue Property" as first priority storage and then syncs it with the "Checklists" custom field.
It means that If you just create an issue and push values to the "Checklists" field - it will be loaded by the add-on.
But if you then try to edit the "Checklists" field - the add-on will take the latest values from the Issue property and overwrite the custom field's values.
We have plans on providing more control to administrators over that synchronization mechanism and which storage to use as the 1st priority storage.
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