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This page provides an example of how to create a customized clone operation. Only the Jira Administrators can create a customized clone operation. You can create a customized clone operation using the Configuration user interface. It is recommended to do customizing in a test environment before moving to production.
You can customize the default clone plus operations or create a new customized clone operation. It is recommended to do simple customization on the default clone plus operations to set fieldExcludes and leave all other customization to the new customized clone operation.
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1 | Select a number from 1 to 8 to uniquely identify the customization to be used. | ||||
2 | Decide whether you need a base clone or extended clone custom clone operation. |
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3 | Enable the module corresponding to your selection from steps 1 and 2. | For more details, see the Enable and disable clone operations page. | |||
4 | If you doing the customization for the first time, create a clone-plus.properties file in the Jira home directory If you have already done the customization earlier, the file must be available in the directory. |
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5 | The property file works based on named entries that start with a prefix. | The prefix corresponds to the selection of number and type from steps 1 and 2. |
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6 | Set the required name of the clone operations. |
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7 | Set the condition that determines whether or not the clone operation is valid for a specific issue. | If no condition is set, the operation will not show up for any issue. Tip: For testing, limit the clone operation to a test project until you are happy with the rest of the customization |
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8 | Add other condition elements. |
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9 | Test the clone operation. | ||||
10 | If required ddd other properties to match your requirements. | See Clone properties for all the customization points. | |||
11 | Test the clone operation. |
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