Jira does not allow to show third-party elements on the Issue Create and Transition screens but you can work-around it and show Checklist Text custom field.
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Prerequisites
Save checklist data to Jira custom fields option is enabled in the Issue Checklist Global Settings.
Add "Checklist Text" custom field to "Create" or "Transition" screen
In order to add a field to the screen in the Jira classic project, please follow the steps:
- Go to the selected project page and select Project Settings option in the sidebar navigation:
- Next, select Screens in sidebar navigation:
On the Screens page, click a name of a screen that you want to configure (depending on the operation and issue type), e.g. a screen for Create issue or View issue operation:
You can also see the list of all screens available in Jira by going to Jira Settings > Issues > Screens page.
On the Configure Screen page add a field (e.g., Checklist Text) to the list:
- Test your setup: go to the Create Issue (or View Issue) page and spot the custom field available, e.g.:
Example usage
When the Checklist Text custom field is present on the Create/Transition screen, you can add checklist content in the text format and get and the final checklist on the Issue View page:
Blocking transition
If you show the Checklist Text custom field on the transition screen and want to block transition depending on that field value, please use Regular Expression validator as it works directly with the custom field.
The standard/built-in validator will not block the transition with the custom field modified in the transition (that is because the custom field integration is asynchronous and is synced with the real checklist after the transition is finished).