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Show checklist always
New Issue View in Jira does not show an empty checklist by default.
Jira administrator can enable showing empty checklist in New Issue View by switching the toggle in Jira settings > Apps > Issue Checklist > Global Settings page as presented in the screenshot below.
Toggle behavior
Old Issue View | New Issue View | |
|---|---|---|
Toggle disabled (default) | An empty checklist is visible | An empty checklist is not visible |
Toggle enabled | An empty checklist is visible | An empty checklist is visible |