Quick Start Guide

New Feature Announcement

Global Checklists are currently in BETA and will be available in Issue Checklist for Jira ENTERPRISE once released. Contact our support team if you currently use Issue Checklist for Jira PRO would like to participate in the Beta.

Checklists

Add a Checklist to an Issue

To add a checklist to an issue, click on the Checklist icon.

To ensure checklists are always visible, go to Jira Settings > Apps and select Global settings under the Issue Checklist heading. Use the toggle to enable Show checklist always (New Issue View).

Add an Item to the Checklist

To add an item to the checklist, simply type the item in the text box at the top of the list. Hit enter or click on the checkmark when you’re done.

Enable Statuses

Checklists can use simple checkboxes, statuses or both. To enable statuses for checklists in a project:

Go to Project Settings > Issue Checklist.
Use the dropdown make to select checkboxes, status or both.

Save to Custom Fields

Checklist data can be automatically saved in the Checklist Text custom field. This makes the checklist usable with automation and other advanced uses. To save checklist data to the Jira custom field:

Navigate to Jira Settings > Apps and select Global settings under the Issue Checklist heading.
Use the toggle to enable the Save checklist data to Jira custom fields option.

Checklist Items

Checklist Item Functions

Hovering over a checklist item reveals a menu that allows you to:

Make the item required or optional (enforced by a workflow validator)
Open the checklist editor to use markdown formatting
Create an issue from the checklist item
Delete the checklist item
Reorder the checklist item

Format Checklist Items

Checklist items can include emojis, due dates, descriptions and rich text formatting.

Assign a checklist Item

Use @ mentions to assign a checklist item to a user.

Checklist Templates

Save a Checklist as a Template

Want to reuse a checklist? You can save it as a template.

To save a checklist as a template:

Click on the …menu at the top of the checklist.
Select Save as template.
Name the template.
Click Save.

Create a Template

To create a checklist template:

Click on Checklist in the left nav bar. *A list of checklist templates will be shown.
Click Create template.
Build the checklist, name it and click Save.

*You can view, edit or delete any template form this page.

Add a Template to an Issue

Click on the …menu at the top of the checklist.
Select Load templates.
Select the appropriate template.
Click Load template.

Set a Default Template

Default templates will be added automatically whenever an issue of the indicate type is created.

To set a template as a default:

Click on Checklist in the left nav bar.
Click Set default for the appropriate template.
Select the issue types you want the template to be automatically applied to.
Click Save.