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Clone Checklist when Issues Are Cloned

Owned by Jennifer Choban
Last updated: Oct 15, 2024
2 min read

 

Clone with Jira

To clone an issue with a local checklist, select Clone from the … menu.

Cloning local checklists for cloned issues works out of the box. Statuses of cloned checklist items are set to unchecked/open.

 

Note that cloned checklists take precedence over default checklists and Checklist Text field content. For issues cloned with a non-empty checklist, neither the default template nor the checklist from the Checklist Text custom field will be applied. 

Clone with Automation

If you are cloning an issue with a checklist in an automation rule:

 

Clone with Elements Copy & Sync

Clone with Easy Clone for Jira Cloud

Easy Clone for Jira Cloud is a free app for copying Jira Epics, Stories, Tasks, Sub-tasks and any other issue types in bulk, while maintaining their relationships.

To ensure that local checklists are cloned with issue when using Easy Clone for Jira Cloud:

  1. Enable the Save checklist data to Jira custom fields global setting.

  2. Add the Checklist Text field to the Create issue screen. (Note that you can hide the field from the Issue view page.)

  3. Clone the issue. Any local checklists will be copied to the new issue.