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2.2 Select Jira project type ‘Software development’ or ‘Work management’ and specify further which native template you want to base the template on.
You can customize certain template settings later, even some settings for Jira native templates.
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3. Click on ‘Create’
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Template successfully created info confirms template creation.
New templates will be added on top of the list. You can reorder templates as you wish.