How to auto-populate "Component/s" field with "User Variables" in Templates

Will Ferry

Hello,

 

I just started work with my company this week and have very basic experience with Jira.

I have been given the task of creating templates for different functions in our group. 

I have installed the "Issue Templates" plug-in installed and can see how to autopopulate certain fields in new issues with "User Variables" and by selecting the template I created. 

The one thing I can't figure out is how to auto-poulate "Component/s" with the same user-variables when a new issue is created.

Can someone tell me how to do this? It looks like this is not a standard option.

A A Ron Geister _Trundl_

@Will Ferry Hope all is well and welcome to Atlassian community. I hope you can find all the help you need here. 

Here is a youtube link to help with the issue you are facing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4mANCtreBE

It looks like you will need the component to be on the issue screen you are wanting to have the field available to. Typically components are project by project. So you would have to state those. There is another add-on app that allows you to push sets of component in a templated format to other projects. I am sure this app can do this also as it show in the video how to add fields to the screens etc.

Typically if you set up components per project you can also add the component lead and set that as the default assignee by setting the component lead user drop down and then setting the next drop down to component lead.

I hope this information helps you and let us know the outcome.