Add a new custom style for Jira release notes

[Erwin Manuel]

Hi,

I would like to know if it is possible to add new release note template/style for Jira 5.2.

Based on this link: https://developer.atlassian.com/display/JIRADEV/Creating+a+Custom+Release+Notes+Template+Containing+Release+Comments#CreatingaCustomReleaseNotesTemplateContainingReleaseComments-Step2:CreatingCustomVelocityTemplatesforReleaseNotesReports, it is possible to customize the template but what we want is to add a new template so that there will be 3 Release notes style options: HTML, Text and 'Custom Style'

[Svante Gustafsson Björkegren · Accepted solution]

Hi,

This is possible!

Just do the following:

1. Create your new velocity template for your "Custom Format" according to the instructions in the link you found. Name it: releasenotes-custom.vm
2. Shutdown JIRA
3. Update the file <JIRA-HOMEDIR>jira-config.properties (if this file does not exist, create it!) The JIRA-HOMEDIR is the directory where your attachments and stuff is stored, usually in /.../application-data/jira
   Add the following rows to the file:
4. jira.releasenotes.templatenames = Text, Html, Custom
   jira.releasenotes.templates = releasenotes-text.vm, releasenotes-html.vm, releasenotes-custom.vm,
   jira.releasenotes.default = Custom
5. Copy your custom velocity template to <JIRA-INSTALLDIR>/atlassian-jira/WEB-INF/classes/templates/jira/project/releasenotes
6. Start JIRA

Now you should have three options when generating Release Notes.

Hope that helps!

Kind regards,

// Svante

[mwarton]

Hi Erwin,

In case you are looking for an easier option, check out the plugin Intelligent Reports. It lets you design your relase notes template in Microsoft Word, and select which issues to include, JQL queries, custom fields etc by a powerful point and click interface. One of the example templates it comes with is Release Notes, so you can use that as a starting point.