Set default template for table macro

Nate Dickinson

Is there a way to set the default configuration for the table macro for use in Jira Software Jira Service Management and confluence? 

 

By default this is 3 columns. I use a 2 column with a header row, and a numbered column for requirement writing and testing. It would be great if I could have these tables built by default v. having to modify them every time. 

Germán Morales

Hi @Nate Dickinson , there is no setting for this in any of the three. The editor always inserts its basic grid, and there is no global or cross-product default that would build your 2-column, header-row, numbered table for you. Header row and numbered column are per-table toggles in the table options, so the structure is easy to make, just not to preset. The realistic path is to pre-build it once where each product allows it and reuse:

• Confluence: put the table in a page template, then create pages from that template so it comes ready every time.
• Jira Software: the default description field does not accept a table directly, so use an Automation rule on work item created that sets the Description with your table. It gets inserted on every new issue.
• Jira Service Management: it now lets you customize tables in the request type settings, so the form can carry your layout.

If you want a true reusable table template to drop into issues on demand, that is a Marketplace app rather than anything native.

References: Confluence tables and options and tables in a Jira default description.