Can you create individual templates for specific sub task ?

Octavian Nistor

Hey, 

I'm working on a project where I've automated task creation to also include 4 specific sub-tasks but I would like to create a specific template for each of the subtasks. 

These sub-tasks will always be the same for new tasks. For example:

Task A will have subtasks 1,2 & 3

Task B will have subtasks 1,2 & 3

And I need Subtask 1 to have a specific template and the same with the other ones. I'm aware I will need some automation to call for those but I'm unsure if I need to set the template up in the Issue Type area or somewhere else.  

Thanks in advance for your help. 

Chris K_4mhp8d

Hello @Octavian Nistor

What you seek is possible via Jira Automation.

1. First thing you'll need is a trigger. You could use Issue Creation, which creates the Subtasks right after creating the parent issue.
2. The second thing is a condition for the subtask template. There you could use any kind of field, which allows you to distinguish between your different templates. I would recommend using the labels field, where you could easily create a label for "Template_A" and "Template B".
3. For each condition you'll need the "create sub-tasks" action. You can add more than one subtask for this action and even add fields which you can prefill right within the automation rule or fill with information from the parent issue.

 

I tested a prototype of the rule, and it just worked fine:

 

Hope this helps.

Kind regards,

Chris