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Feature	Details

Feature	Details
Make variables required released NEW	ability to make variables required 🔗 Doc: Variables \| Mandatory variables new
Share templates between project categories released NEW	ability to share template between project categories 🔗 Doc: Global Templates
Make the Parent field a variable released NEW	ability to make the Parent field a variable and enter a parent issue key during the issue creation step.
Support of the "Team" field released NEW	ability to use Team field in templates 🔗 Doc: Supported fields \| Supported system fields
Linked Issues released	ability to link issues in templates 🔗 Doc: Supported fields
Parent Field Support released	ability to link issues from template to the parent issue in Jira 🔗 Doc: Supported fields
Smart Templates on Forge released	Smart Templates will be rebuilt using Forge and made compatible with Runs on Atlassian 🔗 Doc: Migrating Smart Templates to Forge
Global Templates Enhancements released	ability to share templates across all projects, regardless of issue type scheme ability to share templates across Team-managed projects
Global list of templates released	centralized list of templates across all projects
Date picker variable released	support variables with a date picker input type
Field variables released	enable using any issue field as a variable to pre-fill values on issue creation
Issue Editor Enhancements released	support for multiple parent issues in a single template (e.g., two Epics, two Tasks, etc.)
CRON Scheduler Enhancements released	support for `W` (weekday) and `L` (last) operators in CRON expressions
Dark Theme support released	Smart Templates will support Jira’s Dark Theme for a consistent visual experience
Global Templates released	ability to share templates between projects (that share the same issue type schema) 🔗 Doc: Global Templates
Integration with Automation for Jira released	ability to automatically create issues from templates based on Automation for Jira and other 3rd party tools triggers 🔗 Doc: Template Automation with Webhook links
Participation in Cloud Fortified program done	participation in Cloud Fortified program aims the app to meet all of Atlassian’s cloud security requirements and show investment in cloud security by participating in the Marketplace Bug Bounty program and providing complete information on the privacy & security tab of their Marketplace listing 🔗 Link to the marketplace: https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1231143/smart-templates-for-jira?hosting=cloud&tab=overview&showOnlyPublic=true
Template Scheduler released	ability to schedule the automatic creation of issues from templates 🔗 Doc: Scheduler
Smart Templates for DC released	releasing Smart Templates app for Data Center 🔗 Marketplace listing: https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1231143/smart-templates-issue-templates-for-jira?hosting=datacenter&tab=overview&showOnlyPublic=true
Templates History released	ability to see the history of created issues from the template 🔗 Doc: Template History
Using variables in Smart checklist released	ability to use text variables in smart checklist 🔗 Doc: https://railsware.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/STFJ/pages/4113760309/Smart+Checklist+Smart+Templates#Use-variables-inside-checklists-New-%F0%9F%A5%B3
Smart Checklist integration released	add checklist to your templates create issues from template along with checklists track the checklist progress via Smart Templates Hierarchy 🔗 Doc: https://railsware.atlassian.net/wiki/x/NQAz9Q
Emulating Jira permissions to work with templates released	🔗 Doc: https://railsware.atlassian.net/wiki/x/goAH8Q
Text variables released	ability to add text variables to issue fields in your template 🔗 Doc: https://railsware.atlassian.net/wiki/x/TQAZ9
Support custom fields in templates released	ability to support basic field types of custom fields 🔗 Doc:https://railsware.atlassian.net/wiki/x/GoA4_w
Duplicate a template released	ability to duplicate the existing template in the template list 🔗 Doc:https://railsware.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/STFJ/pages/3981082847/Manage+Templates#Duplicate-a-Template
Smart Templates Hierarchy released	display the issue hierarchy on the issue view 🔗 Doc: https://railsware.atlassian.net/wiki/x/eIBM7Q
Save the existing issue hierarchy as a template released	save the existing issue tree in Jira as a template 🔗 Doc: https://railsware.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/STFJ/pages/3979280451/Create+a+Template#Save-Issue-hierarchy-as-a-Template
Create a template from scratch released	add/delete/duplicate issues in your template pre-fill issue fields 🔗 Doc: https://railsware.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/STFJ/pages/3979280451/Create+a+Template#Create-a-Template-from-scratch