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Add Checklist on Issue Creation

Add Checklist on Issue Creation

Add your custom Checklist every time the Issue is created ⚡️

💡HINT: This flow can also be achieved by the built-in Templates functionality of Smart Checklist.
Read more here → https://railsware.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CHK/pages/1294532651

☝🏼IMPORTANT NOTE: Automations using entity properties no longer work with the Forge app. Please update your setup to use the Checklists custom field instead.
Learn more → https://railsware.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CHK/pages/4760829966

Steps to create Automation

  1. Go to Project Settings → Automation → click Create rule:

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    Automation in Project Settings
  1. Create a trigger

2.1. Choose Work item created

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Work item created trigger

2.2. Click Next

  1. Define the Issue Type

3.1. Add component: Add a condition

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Condition component

3.2. Add a condition: JQL Condition

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JQL condition

3.3. Add a JQL query for defining the Issue Type

issuetype = Bug
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Specified JQL condition

3.4. Click Next

  1. Add a Checklist

4.1. Add component: Add an action

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Action component

4.2. Add an action: Edit work item

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Edit work item action

4.3. Select Checklists field

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Checklists field is selected

4.4. Fill in the fields with the following values:

Choose fields to set

Checklists

Choose fields to set

Checklists

Add Checklist in Markdown formatting 👉🏻

# Bug verification - add steps to reproduce - indicate reporter - assign issue

Add Checklist template 👉🏻

{{project.properties."com.railsware.SmartChecklist.templateId.<Template_ID>"}}

💡HINT: Read more about templates automation here → https://railsware.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CHK/pages/3921543201

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Value for the Checklists field

4.5. Click Next.

  1. Name your new Automation and Turn it on

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    Name and turn on the automation

You're done! Now, every time a Bug Issue is created - a proper Checklist will be added 🎉

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