Is there a way to create a template of a user story with related (tasks or subtasks).

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Parent USER STORY BLAH BLAH BLAH

* Task (or subtask1)
* Task (or subtask2)
* Task (or subtask3)
* Task (or subtask4)

I can create these in Jira - but can I then somehow export them to CSV - and import with new tickets for each?  And the new tickets are related (each new subtask is related to the new Parent User Story).

Ste Wright · Answer

Hi @Greg Fichtner

To add some more options:

* You can clone a single story and include it's sub-tasks. Locate the story and press Options (3-dots icon) or More - depending on your view - and select Clone. You can check a box "clone sub-tasks". If it's a small number created at a time you could create a story and a set of sub-tasks as a template?
* There are apps to automate this - such as Issue Templates or Automation for Jira for a wider list of options. In Automation's rules playground there is a rule for auto-creation of sub-tasks.
* Use the CSV importer using Issue ID and Parent ID - this is explained via the link Nich provided above, where you can add an "Issue ID" into the CSV importer which Jira checks for linking issues together during the importer.

^ For (1), users often mention having "CLONE -" at the front of these cloned issues isn't ideal. To change this you need to be a Jira Admin and then:

* Go to Jira Settings > System > General Configuration
* Next to jira.clone.prefix, press over the prefix text to edit it
* Change - or remove - it

Ste

Nich Hogue · Answer

Hi Greg

You can import data through CSV, https://confluence.atlassian.com/jiracorecloud/creating-issues-using-the-csv-importer-765593817.html by prepping a list of standard ticket batches you're going to create. You can prep the list ahead of time and then do creations off that. There are ways you can create subtasks as well through this, which was discussed here, https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Jira-questions/CSV-Importing-of-sub-tasks-and-linking-to-existing-Story/qaq-p/224226 .

Hope this helps.