Email templates have always been at the core of JETI. The ability to customize email templates and use different templates per project and/or issue type was part of 1.0 version.
Version 5.1 has made the development of custom email templates easier than ever by introducing the built-in template editor feature. Using the template editor, you can easily add new templates, tailor them to your needs, test and publish them for use.
Start from the Templates tab of the configuration page.
Templates are created from a base Jira template or a theme so that they are preloaded with content and the default look and layout.
Template Themes are a new concept in Email This Issue. Templates based on themes are more powerful and
Themes are templates for the Email Templates. Creating a template from a Theme has a few advantages:
The following Themes are available in Email This Issue:
Theme | Purpose |
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All Details | Renders all issue fields including all custom fields defined for the issue and all issue comments |
Issue Commented | Prepared for Issue Commented notifications |
Issue Modified | Prepared for Issue Updated notifications, renders the changelog and comment entered |
Work Logged | Prepared for Worklog related notifications, renders the workflog and comment |
Service Desk Customer Invitation | Prepared for Service desk, when customers are created automatically by Email This Issue |
Service Desk Auto Acknowledge | Prepared for Service desk to send auto response emails |
Service Desk Request Participant Added | Prepared for Service desk, when participants are adde to a request |
Service Desk Request Created | Prepared for Service desk customer notifications, when requests are created |
Service Desk Request Updated | Prepared for Service desk customer notifications, when requests are modifed |
Service Desk Request Resolved | Prepared for Service desk customer notifications, when requests are resolved |
Service Desk Request Reopened | Prepared for Service desk customer notifications, when requests are reopened |
Service Desk Request Commented | Prepared for Service desk customer notifications, when requests are commented with a public comment |
Empty | General purpose minimal template |
Issue List | Prepared to send issue lists in a single email from the Issue Navigator. |
Bounce Email | Templates created from this theme may be used to bounce back incoming emails. |
Templates have five major attributes:
The subject and body templates are developed using Velocity Macro syntax and HTML tags. They may include values of issue fields and custom fields.
Email templates based on Themes may be edited using the build-in Rich Text Editor. The Rich Text Editors comes with
To add fields to your subject or mail body templates, you can use the "Field Picker" control. Pick a field from the list then copy and paste the velocity code to the template to have the value of the field rendered in the email. You can add issue or custom fields directly to the template using $customFieldManager and $issue in the Velocity Context. The Field Picker just makes this a lot easier.
The "Field Picker" drop down contains:
Once you developed your template, it is wise to test it before you start to use it in you projects. Select the "Test" operation from the template list (see first screenshot above).
Enter the key of the issue you want to test the template with. Enter some subject text and mail body then click Send or Preview. Either an email will be sent to your email address or a Preview Dialog is shown.
Once the templates are complete, they are available to be used for sending emails in various ways:
Enhance your template with complex content, email signature etc.