PDF generation is not working on your server/data center version of Jira?
ARNR needs Google Chrome installed on the Jira server, for PDF generation. Follow the instructions on this page to install Chrome - Support docs
If you have Chrome installed but ARNR is not detecting it, follow the troubleshooting guide.
Create a PDF template
Navigate to the templates page on the ARNR screen & click on the Create button.
You will be brough to the template selection pop-up. Select the PDF template type and below template builder will be launched to design the PDF template.
Default template will be populated. Make any required changes & save them to create a new template.
You can also use ready-to-use templates available in the template gallery
Customise the PDF template
ARNR templates offer a wide array of customization options, enabling you to create templates in numerous ways with rich and robust functions.
Spotlight issues
Create template with AI
(Output) Variables
Custom variables
JQL section
Preview a PDF template
We are storing the locale of user in cache which is valid for 30 minutes. If any user changes their Jira language, it might take 30 mins to reflect in the app.
When creating or editing a PDF template, it can be previewed immediately. Just click on the Preview button once the desired changes have been done.
Based on the JQLs used in the PDF template, you will need to input values. e.g. in the above screenshot, user is asked to choose 1 version since the template’s JQLs have 1 version variable in them.
Read on to know more about Generating release notes from multiple versions in a project
This will generate the PDF template preview file in your browser. Depending on your browser setting, it will be automatically downloaded or a confirmation will be asked from you.
If what you see is the desired result, save the template. Below is a sample output file of the PDF generated using ARNR.
