Opening the app
After installation the app will become available at the following locations:
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The Snippet manager page allows you to manage all snippet folders & snippets within your Jira instance.
Creating Snippets
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Snippets can only exist within the context of a folder |
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After opening the app in the issue glance click on Add Snippet
Upon clicking on Add Snippet the New Snippet dialog will openSelect the folder you would like to add a snippet to
If this is the first time you are creating a snippet please make sure to create a folder first. This can be done within the context of the New Snippet dialog by clicking on <create new private/shared folder> in the folder select dropdown or by navigating the the snippet manager page.Fill in a title for your Snippet
We recommend giving your Snippets unique names as this makes it easier to find them when neededAdd your Snippet text
You can use Jira smart values in your snippet to dynamically add contextual informationClick Add snippet
Your snippet is now added and ready to be used 🎉
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After opening the Snippet Manager page, select the folder you would like to add a snippet to
If this is the first time you are creating a snippet please make sure to create a folder first. This can be done within the context of the Snippet Manager page by clicking Create folder.Click on Add Snippet
Upon clicking on Add Snippet the New Snippet dialog will openFill in a title for your Snippet
We recommend giving your Snippets unique names as this makes it easier to find them when neededAdd your Snippet text
You can use Jira smart values in your snippet to dynamically add contextual informationClick Add snippet
Your snippet is now added and ready to be used 🎉
To create more snippets, click the Add Snippet button in the top right side of the application.
Using Snippets
Using snippets works the same in the issue glance view & in the snippet manager.
To copy text from a Snippet, simply click on the snippet itself or click on the button
To edit a Snippet, click on Edit snippet in the triple dot menu
To delete a Snippet, click on Delete snippet in the triple dot menu
To duplicate a Snippet, click on Duplicate snippet in the triple dot menu
In the Duplicate snippet dialog you can select in which folder you would like to create the duplicate
Folders
To keep your snippets organised, snippets can only exist within the context of a folder. The app provides you with two folder types.
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Shared folders
Shared folders allow you to share snippets with all users within your instance. For these folders & the snippets within these folders, the following permissions apply:
Folders
Action | View* | Edit | Administer |
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Create shared folder | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
Delete shared folder | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
*User without additional permission
Snippets
Action | View | Edit | Administer |
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Create | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
Copy | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
Duplicate | ✅* | ✅ | ✅ |
Edit | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
Delete | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
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