Variables

Variables keep a template from going stale. Write {{date+7d}} as a due date once, and every work item made from the template is due a week after it's created.

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Inserting a variable

1. Put the cursor in the summary, the description, a field or a child item.
2. Click the { } button in the editor toolbar.
3. Pick a variable. The list shows an example of each.

You can also type them by hand.

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The variables

Variable	Becomes
{{user.name}}, {{user.email}}	The person creating the work item (email where their profile allows it)
{{assignee}}, {{reporter}}, {{priority}}, {{labels}}	What the template itself sets
{{project.key}}, {{project.name}}	The space
{{issueType.name}}	The work type
{{requestType.name}}	The portal request type, on a service space
{{date}}, {{date.long}}, {{time}}	Today, as 2026-10-27 or October 27, 2026, and the time
{{weekday}}, {{month}}, {{year}}, {{week}}, {{quarter}}	Parts of today's date

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Date offsets

Add days, weeks, months or years to a date variable:

{{date+7d}}        a week from today
{{date+2w}}        in two weeks
{{date+1m}}        next month
{{date-1d}}        yesterday
{{date.long+7d}}   a week from today, written out

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Good to know

• Dates use the time zone in the Jira profile of the person creating the work. Scheduled work uses the schedule's time zone.
• A variable the app doesn't know, such as {{proj.key}}, stays as written, so a typo is easy to spot.
• To ask for a value instead, use a fill-in question.

Related

• Fill-in questions
• Templates