Is there such a thing as an Epic template?

Question

My team's Epics always include a small set of tasks (as well as new and exciting tasks unique to each epic). Is there any way to create a generic epic template that automatically includes the repetitive, routine tasks so we don't lose track of them while working on the exciting stuff?

Clara Belin-Brosseau_Elevatic · Answer

Hello @Jeff Berndt,

If you're willing to use a third-party application, I can suggest trying our app Elements Copy & Sync that allows you to copy issues with all their content (summary, description, custom fields, comments, attachments, etc.) and their child issues.

You’ll be able to easily clone epics with their child issues.

Don't hesitate to try our app, it's free during 30 days and stays free under 10 users.

Kind regards,
Clara

Luka Hummel - codefortynine · Answer

Hi @Jeff Berndt and welcome to the community!

If you are willing to use a third-party app and want to use a more flexible tool, you could try our Deep Clone for Jira.

Deep Clone can clone epics (or other issue hierarchies), its child issues, and all its subtasks. Templating is a quite common use case, and my colleague @Marlene Kegel - codefortynine even wrote a community article for this use case some time ago.

Kate Pawlak _Appsvio_ · Answer

As Trudy mentioned, there is no native option to create templates for issues. If you're open to use an app, I can recommend our Issue Templates Agent for Jira. It works on the native Create issue screen. You can create a simple template or the whole structure, so Epic with set of Tasks / Stories as well as Subtasks. But this template is used when you create the issue manually.

If you want to schedule issue creation, we have another solution: Issue Scheduler for Jira. With this app, you can also create a template for simple issue or the whole structure, but what's more - you can define when issues from these templates will be created.