Type of templates

This page describes the differences between private and public templates.

Private templates can be used by template owners only. Public templates can use anyone with access to Jira. Read the table below for detailed information.

Actions

Owner

User (not-owner)

Jira administrator

Private template

Update template

Run template manually

Set ON/OFF

Duplicate template

Remove template

Public template

Update template

Run template manually

Set ON/OFF

Duplicate template

Remove template

Jira administrator can manage all templates which are on the current Jira instance.

Template type selection

You can select template type during template creation or update. This change will not impact the template execution calendar.

Examples of two types of templates

A list of examples you can find under the Examples of templates page.