Calculated Values in Issue Templates for Jira app: Use Smart Defaults in a template (part 2/2)

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Attention! We are thrilled to announce the introduction of a cutting-edge onboarding process for our top-selling product, Issue Templates for Jira Cloud. As a Jira Administrator, you now have the opportunity to embark on a step-by-step learning journey to unleash the full power of this app 🚀.

No Jira Admin? No problem - we have a solution for you too!

We are progressively releasing the onboarding process on the Atlassian Community.

This is the last part of our onboarding project (at least for now ). Today we will learn how to use Smart Defaults functionality in a template. 

With smart defaults, you can calculate the field’s value at the time when an issue is created from the template. You can, for instance, configure a template that would automate the process of:

• filling the starting date
• setting a deadline
• setting a reporter and assigning an issue to a specific role or person
• creating a label
• setting a version

You can also prepare a timeline for complex tasks with multiple steps or link an epic with smart defaults.

Steps

To configure it simply click Smart Defaults in the template’s issue details view and an issue field you want to add smart defaults for.

See how it works by clicking the link below: 

https://app.arcade.software/share/VN2g2sX3Ah9PQ7UwLghR

Did we catch your interest? See what else we explained in Issue Templates for Jira onboarding ✨: 

Initial Setup in Issue Templates for Jira app

• Choose repository (part 1/2) 
• Create your first template (part 2/2) 

How to use templates in Issue Templates for Jira app

• Create issue from template (part 1/3)
• Apply a template to an existing issue (part 2/3) 
• Recreate the whole issue structure (part 3/3) 

Automation in Issue Templates for Jira app

• Apply templates in Automation (part 1/2)
• Apply template with REST API (part 2/2)

Calculated Values in Issue Templates for Jira app

• Understand Smart Defaults (part 1/2)