Commit ee9f0bb7 authored by Achilleas Pipinellis's avatar Achilleas Pipinellis

Merge branch 'sethgitlab-description-templates' into 'master'

Update description templates screenshots

See merge request gitlab-org/gitlab-ce!31623
parents 3d369a6a 986b180b
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This document was moved to [description_templates](../user/project/description_templates.md#setting-a-default-template-for-issues-and-merge-requests--starter).
This document was moved to [description_templates](../user/project/description_templates.md#setting-a-default-template-for-merge-requests-and-issues--starter).
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![Description templates](img/description_templates.png)
## Setting a default template for issues and merge requests **(STARTER)**
## Setting a default template for merge requests and issues **(STARTER)**
> **Notes:**
>
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> - Templates for merge requests were [introduced][ee-7478ece] in GitLab EE 6.9.
The visibility of issues and/or merge requests should be set to either "Everyone
with access" or "Only Project Members" in your project's **Settings** otherwise the
with access" or "Only Project Members" in your project's **Settings / Visibility, project features, permissions** section, otherwise the
template text areas won't show. This is the default behavior so in most cases
you should be fine.
Go to your project's **Settings** and fill in the "Default description template
for issues" and "Default description template for merge requests" text areas
for issues and merge requests respectively. Since GitLab issues and merge
request support [Markdown](../markdown.md), you can use special markup like
Go to your project's **Settings** and under the **Merge requests** header, click *Expand* and fill in the "Default description template
for merge requests" text area. Under the **Default issue template**, click *Expand* and fill in "Default description template for issues" text area. Since GitLab merge request and issues
support [Markdown](../markdown.md), you can use special markup like
headings, lists, etc.
![Default description templates](img/description_templates_default_settings.png)
![Default merge request description templates](img/description_templates_merge_request_settings.png)
![Default issue description templates](img/description_templates_issue_settings.png)
After you add the description, hit **Save changes** for the settings to take
effect. Now, every time a new issue or merge request is created, it will be
effect. Now, every time a new merge request or issue is created, it will be
pre-filled with the text you entered in the template(s).
## Description template example
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