Smart Checklist for Next-Gen Projects (Outdated)

Smart Checklist basic functionality is still available and fully-functional for Next-Gen projects

Atlassian documentation on next-gen projects can be found here


Here's the main idea behind Jira Software Next-Gen projects the way Atlassian describes it:

"Next-gen projects are the newest projects in Jira Software. They're perfect for teams that want to quickly jump in and get started, without messing with any complicated configuration." ... "They have their own workflows and fields, their own permissions, and their own destinies. With next-gen software projects, anyone can manage their own work and their working process, without having to reach out to a Jira admin for help."

So we all understand, the main idea behind Jira Software Next-Gen projects is to give the possibility for teams to have simplified projects configuration & management. Next-gen projects are "standalone players", they don't share their configuration with any other project and they have a narrow set of easy-to-follow setup steps. When it comes to this kind of simplification, the regular broad customization possibilities cut jumps in - par for the course. 

The above-mentioned has its impact on the way Smart Checklist add-on can be used for next-gen projects.

Here's what differs

We use "Checklists" and "Smart Checklist Progress" custom fields as secondary storage types for checklists with the purpose of expanding Smart Checklist basic functionality. 

You can find the description of the memory storage types Smart Checklist uses in this article 

Next-gen projects have their own set of pre-defined custom fields with no possibility to have an external custom field linked to the project.  Hence, the add-on functionality related to the "Checklists" and "Smart Checklist Progress" fields is unavailable in next-gen projects.

"Checklists" custom field 

cannot be configured with the next-gen projects, since:

a) There is no way to associate the existing "Checklists" custom field (or any other external field) with a next-gen project;

b) There is no "multiline text field" custom field available for next-gen projects as of this moment. (Atlassian mentions though, more custom fields will be arriving in the future, so there is a chance multiline text field will appear in the list as well).

As an outcome  - only the basic functionality of the Smart Checklist is going to be available in next-gen projects. Here's the "Checklists" field-related features summary not available for Smart Checklist in next-gen projects: 

"Smart Checklist Progress" custom field 

Next-gen projects offer a single-line text field to be configured with issues, which makes it possible to add the "Smart Checklist Progress" custom field to these projects. However, the only option available for now is to see the checklists progress on the Issue View:

 

While in regular Jira projects it's possible to add up to three extra fields to the Card layout in Board Settings, next-gen projects don't offer this functionality as of this moment. Hence, it's not possible to add the "Smart Checklist Progress" field to the Card Layout in a next-gen project, and there won't be a way to show checklists progress on the Board View accordingly.

Workflow customization isn't available yet for Next-Gen projects. As of now, it is on the longer-term roadmap of the Atlassian team. Herein, transition validators are not available either.

Some Automation rules are not going to be available either. Such as: