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However, in rare cases (e.g. when integrating with Automation app), you might want to add a checklist to Jira issues at the time of issue creation. That requires Checklist Content YAML or Checklist Text custom field to be present on the Create Issue screen.
If you add Checklist Content YAML or Checklist Text custom field to the Issue Create screen, you can still hide it from the main Issue View page in one of the following ways:
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If Create and View screens are separated then Checklist Content YAML or Checklist Text field can be available for Create Issue operation but not visible on the main Issue View page.
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Please note that Yaml and Text custom fields don't work with Next-Gen projects due to Jira limitations. |
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Please go to Project settings > Issue layout page and move Checklist Content YAML and Checklist Text field to the Hidden fields column as presented on the screenshot:
That's all. Checklist Content YAML and Checklist Text fields won't be visible on the Issue View page anymore.
Read more about layout configuration in New Issue View.