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To add a new epic template go to Jira Administration → Add-ons → STAGIL Projects for Jira –> Epic Templates. Here you can find the list of all existing epic templates and you can click Add Template to create a new epic template. You now can edit the template.

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Edit an epic template

You will see the following screen when adding a new template or editing an existing one by clicking on the pencil icon on the right side of the epic templates list.

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Template Name

First, enter a Template Name.  Please consider that this is the name displayed when users choose a template for an epic - choose a meaningful name.

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Here you can select an existing epic in Jira. This epic will be the template for creating a new oneused as a template.

Link new issues with template issues by Cloners

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Select the fields in which your dates are stored.

Add an Epic Template Project

An Epic Template Project is a practical way to create many Epic Templates and store them in a project logic. For example: Your support team needs 10 different epic templates. For that you could create 10 different Epic Templates or you create a single project, create all needed types of epic within that project and define this project an an Epic Template Project. In the following we are showing you, how to do that. Note that you first have to set up your template project in Jira itself. 

To add a new epic template project go to Jira Administration → Add-ons → STAGIL Projects for Jira –> Epic Templates. Here you can find the list of all existing epic template projects and you can press Add Epic Template Project to create a new epic template project. You now can Edit the template.

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This is a prefix which is added in front of the names of the included epics to identify them. It is shown in the epic templates list for users when using the Epic Creator, so they can find their desired templates more easily.

Delete an Epic template or Epic template project

Go to the list of epic templates and click on the cross icon on the right side. The template will be deleted.