Summary
You can configure any system or custom field to display as a checkbox in the Clone window. You can then select the corresponding checkbox for a field you want to clone or clear a checkbox to remove a field from the cloning process.
Some of the example fields that are available as a checkbox are Summary, Security Level, Components/s, Due Date, Fix Version/s, Assignee, Priority, custom fields, and so on.
Steps to enable cloning for any custom or system fields in the user interface
Sign in to your Jira instance as Jira administrator.
In the top navigation bar, select JIRA Administration
> Manage apps.
The Manage apps page is displayed.In the left sidebar of the Manage apps page, select Clone Plus for Jira.
The Clone Plus for Jira Configuration page is displayed.Select Clone plus properties > Edit tab to edit a copy of the currently active configuration.
Add the following sample code to the currently active configuration.
# Set clone options available for fields 1.option.copysummary = false 1.option.copysecurity = true 1.option.copycomponents = false 1.option.copyduedate = true 1.option.copyfixversions = true 1.option.copyassignee = false 1.option.copypriority = true
Click Make Active.
Go to a Jira issue, and click Clone +.
On the Clone window, you can see the added custom or system fields as a checkbox. You can select the checkbox for whichever fields you want to clone.
The code provided is only a sample code, you can clone any custom or system fields.
Once a Jira administrator has made changes to the currently active configuration, any user can see the custom or system fields as a checkbox on the Clone window.
Refer to the User guide to learn more about the different clone operations.
