Convert to issue does not use a template

[blairio]

If I make a draft on a project in projects beta, then press convert to issue and pick the repo, it creates an issue but bypasses the issue template chooser and then you get an issue that is missing the template and you have to figure out how to combine them. I suggest, that when there templates in a repo, that converting an issue allows the selection of a template and then the new issue becomes body of draft plus template.

[mffap]

Yes. Was looking for this. Thanks for raising this feedback. I would love to be able to convert based on a issue template.

[kevinwhoffman]

Currently the side panel loses all convenience when I have to jump to the New Issue screen to copy/paste a template.

Ideally when the issue is converted from a draft and a repo is selected, that repository's issue templates are displayed for selection.

[joonalaine]

This should also happen when converting from a list of items using the 'Convert to issue' feature.

[Techboidesign]

I also have the same question here! It would totally make sense for you to be able to select a template

[mazlan]

+1 to this. Would be super useful to create issues from templates directly from the Project board instead of draft/blank issue.

[plamber]

+1. This would improve the development flow considerably.

[justinbarry]

I also would love this.

[AnnaKahnRaspPi]

+1. I end up doing a really hinky workaround where I have a list of drafts in one screen and then I write the issue on another screen, so this would shave a significant chunk of time off my issue writing.

[YaroShkvorets]

Must have feature and should be fairly easy to implement
There are at least 5 other discussions asking for that feature going back to 2021.

[lucavadnais]

Implementing this feature would make any workflow way more productive.

[simisimis]

+1. all the beautiful things that we could do if only this was implemented 🙊

[iustin94]

Surprised this is not implemented yet...

[cathagg]

+1 - This feature would improve the workflow immensely.

[fkim7]

+1- Please consider this otherwise we have manually select projects, assignees, sprints, etc.

[spurohit42]

+1 this would be really helpful for so many reasons others have highlighted

[guidanoli]

+1 This would be very helpful for the productivity of devs

[ennovatenow]

+1 We are using the Issue template to define a strict criteria for issue logging. This feature gap negates all that effort.

[chhs2131]

Hope this becomes possible soon. 😅

[AnnaKahnRaspPi]

folks! my team worked out how to do this!

there's a slash command - once you've converted the issue, if you click edit and type /template you can select one of your templates.

[AnnaKahnRaspPi]

@simisimis I'm glad you knew the answer, because I didn't! The templates my engineers had set up just already worked.

[stefan505]

Thanks @simisimis and @AnnaKahnRaspPi , our templates are yml-based, will investigate converting to md. Take note @BOTLANNER

[runerei]

This is a nice solution to insert the template text, however it doesn't set labels and other fields.

[clintfred]

Aren't the yml templates the recommended way to create issue templates? Even if those worked, it seems like this is a nice workaround, but not really a "solution" per se. Is this being tracked anywhere else for full integration?

[johnfrazieratms]

Nice find @AnnaKahnRaspPi but as @simisimis pointed out, it doesn't work with yml templates and only md templates. @rileybroughten is this a bug or a "feature"?

[zsloane]

This also happens when you are converting a task in a tasklist (see: #72731)

As others pointed out in the accepted answer, this workaround is only good for getting the issue body text (and doesn't work for yml-based templates?) and won't help with adding to project, setting labels etc etc