Extend the functionality of templates with the Smart Checklist app. Add checklists to your issue templates and have a quick overview of all checklists via Smart Templates Hierarchy! 🚀
Install Smart Checklist PRO → https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1216451/smart-checklist-for-jira-pro?hosting=cloud&tab=overview
Install Smart Checklist FREE → https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1215277/smart-checklist-for-jira-free?tab=overview&hosting=cloud
Contents 👇🏼
Add Smart Checklist to a Template
Go to the Template → Select the issue you want to add the Checklist to
Click on “Smart Checklist“ tab on the right panel
Add the content of a checklist using the Markdown syntax
💡HINT: You can read more about Smart Checklist Markdown syntax here → Formatting Guide
You can also check the checklist content in all issues inside your template by expanding the “Details & Checklists“ section 🔥
Done! Now the checklists will be added every time you create issues from a template 🎉
Navigate through Smart Checklist in Smart Templates Hierarchy
Navigate to the issue → Click on the Smart Templates icon
The issue hierarchy will appear along with checklists ✅
To display (or hide) checklists in issues - just hover on the checklist progress and click on “Show“ (or “Hide“) option
Click on the button next to the “Checklists“ option at the top to display all checklists inside the issue
Save issues as template along with checklists
Navigate to an issue you want to save as a Template → Go to the Smart Templates
Click “Save structure as template” and type in the Template name → Click “OK”
You will see the notification with the link to the Template
Done! Template with issues and checklists was created 🎉
Use variables inside checklists NEW 🥳
💡HINT: More about variables → Variables
Navigate to the Template with checklist → select the “Variables” tab
Create new variable, for instance “position“
Go to the “Issues“ tab → select “Smart Checklist”
Add your variable inside double curly braces to any place in your checklist, e.g. {{position}} → save changes
Now let’s apply the template → click on the “Create Issues” button
Enter value you want to appear in the checklist instead of your variable in the appeared window → click “Confirm” button
All done, all Jira issues created from the template have received the {{position}} replaced by the value you entered on template apply. 😎
