"Checklists" Custom Field set up
How you may benefit from of the Smart Checklist Custom Fileds β Custom Field vs Issue Properties π
Jira permissions needed: grant users Jira administrators global permissions to setup custom fields
βπΌNOTE:
With the Forge version of Smart Checklist, both the Checklists and Smart Checklist Progress custom fields will be created automatically - no manual setup is required.
However, if these fields were already created manually or during JCMA migration, they will not be replaced. Your existing setup will remain unchanged.
Purpose π―
Adding the "Checklists" custom field will let you:
Setup Guide
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Log in as a user with theΒ JIRA AdministratorsΒ global permission
Choose theΒ Settings iconΒ Β at the top right of the screen, then chooseΒ Issues. SelectΒ Fields β Custom FieldsΒ to open the 'Custom Fields' page. HINT: Keyboard shortcut:Β g + g +Β start typingΒ custom fields
Click theΒ Create custom fieldΒ button
Select the Paragraph (supports rich text) type (previously Text, Multi-Line type).
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Click the Next button to open the Configure βParagraph (supports rich text)β Field page
Set name to "Checklists". Make sure the name starts with the capital "C" and ends with the lowercase "s"
Click theΒ CreateΒ button to open theΒ Associate field to screensΒ page
You will receive an "Associate field Checklists to screens" dialog
if you happen to skip this step or want to get back to Jira Screens set up a bit later - click Update button and follow the steps from the section Setting up Checklist Jira Screens later (after adding the field)
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Associate all the right screensΒ where you want to see the default Jira Checklist multi-line text editorΒ
if you are new to the Jira Screens setup and just want to start using Checklist β just select all to be sure
if you have just one Jira Screens for all your actions β just select that one screen
if you have an advanced Jira Screens setup β select screens where you want to see Checklist
Click Update
Enjoy your Smart Checklist! π
Setting up Checklist Jira Screens later (after adding the field)
Go to Custom Fields. See steps (1) and (2) above
Find the "Checklists" field. Click on 3 dots and select βAssociate to Screensβ
Proceed with steps (9) and (10)