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In this dialog you can directly change the Template name, Description, Tags, Available for, Scope, and Owner fields only! Also, you can reconnect the Template to another Jira Issue.
There are some peculiarities in the case of the Scope editing using the Team-Managed project types for scopes. Learn more about it here.
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If you want to change the values that the Template will fill in the fields you need to change the original issue first and then update the state of the Template viathe “Sync with” button.
Also in the Jira Issue picker you can select new Jira Issue to connect your Template with.
Click here to go to the issue that is being used as a Template.
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