Create Scheduled Issue form allows you to create draft template of an issues which will be reproducedcreated. The form is divided into three-step wizard:
- Set Basic Info (1) - information about SI, displayed in the table;
- Set Issue Details (2) - data provided here will be used to create the SIJira issue;
- Set Trigger Details (3) - here you specify, when you want defined earlier issue to be created.
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Currently accessed screen of the wizard always contain proper header (4) as presented above.
The Scheduler copies uses all fields from an issue's creation screen and follows the field permissions, which means means that all of the add-on users are able to see only fields available to them.
What's more, even already created issues are subject of validation. When changing permissions, invalid (in terms of permissions) fields ceases issue creation. In this case, scheduled issue creator just have to edit invalid Scheduled Issue (or contact to the Jira administrator to do it). The edit form will add missing files or remove the forbidden fields by default., just remember it is still 'create issue screen' (not 'edit issue screen')
You can create new Scheduled Issues in two ways:
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2. Or by choosing Schedule Issue action hidden inside "More" menu . This method is available only if you have an issue already created, so first one needs to access any existing on issue view screen. Access any existing in Jira issue (1), next click "More" (2) and "Schedule Issue" (3):
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- The "Create Scheduled Issue" three steps wizard, opens directly after selecting "Schedule Issue".
- The attribute "Name" (1) is required and must be unique in the project. Please be aware about a randomly Randomly generated number, placed within < > (2). It enables to automatically create new, unique name without any additional action needed of your side, make it unique, but you should give you Scheduled Issue a meaningful name (so that you filter it from the table).
- As for selection between "Create as standard issue" vs "Create as Sub-task of existing issue" (3) - If you select the latter option, add-on will be creating new issues as Sub-Tasks of a chosen, already existing issue.
- The attribute "Issue Type" (4) is required and determines the type for Issues that are created when a Scheduled Issue is fired.
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