PDF template fields

Here are the details of the PDF template fields (check above screenshot) -

• Template type

  • Here, PDF option is selected since we are creating an PDF-type template

• Template name

  • This is for internal reference & doesn’t show up in the actual release PDF file.

• Level

  • Local or Global - Determines whether the PDF template is available to be used in other projects across Jira.

  • Cross-project - For cross-project templates (which can be managed only from the cross-project ARNR screen), this field is disabled from editing & is set to cross-project by default.

• ARNR branding - To define whether you wish to show ARNR branding in release notes.

  • For Free ARNR app it is default and cannot be unchecked

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• Advanced settings - Read the below section on this page- PDF | Further customization with advanced settings

• File name -

  • This determines the name of the PDF file that will be generated. You can use variables in this field similar to Email subject. Max length is ~100 characters, extra characters will be trimmed at the time of file generation.

• PDF content -

  • The actual release PDF content is generated within the PDF body.

Further customization with advanced settings

Advanced settings in the PDF template are for further customization. Clicking on the advanced settings link brings you options to customize title page, header & footer along with a few other options for your PDF.

Advanced settings

• Page settings -

  • Layout - Whether you want the PDF in portrait or landscape orientation

  • Paper Size - You get to select the A0-A5 or legal, letter, and tabloid size of the paper here

  • Margin - Set up a correct margin to display the content(text/images) properly. If you are adding header/footer, you will have to use custom margins of appropriate dimensions.

  • Apply margins to the title page

  • Apply margins to the last page

  • Print bacground

• Title page

  • Enabale title page - With this, you can customize the title page.

    • This setting allows users to add the contents of the title page within this WYSIWYG editor using all the inline editing options.

    • You can also insert other elements like a Link, Image, Table, ARNR variables, and PDF variables.

    • Background image - In addition to the above-mentioned controls, you can also insert a background image to the title page. Click on the Background image button on the editor, in the pop-up upload image.

Last page - You can enable the last page which has same option available as the title page

• Header & footer

  • You can format text, add images, tables, links, and align the content in the desired manner separately for header & footer.

  • Both, header & footer sections allow using variables. There are the traditional variables that you use within the PDF body & then there are some specifically available for PDF header/footer.

Using the ‘PDF variables’ you can insert current/total page numbers along with dates in the header or footer (or in both places).

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