1. In the Administration menu, go to Issues and click Custom fields.
   
   
2. For a specific custom field, click Configure. 
   
   

   Default Value	Select the options that need to be automatically checked when the issue is created.
   Options	Create the global items that must be globally displayed in the Checklist for all issues applicable to the custom field context. When you add, modify or remove options, the Checklist is updated as soon as they are viewed or edited. When an option is deleted, it is immediately removed from all issues whether they are closed or not.
   Discretionary Options	Select the options that are optional. Optional items can be ignored by the Checklist Validator during a workflow transition.
   Parameters	Customize how the Checklist should behave and be displayed. Possible parameters are: Statuses Allows the items to have statuses. The default statuses are N/A, IN PROGRESS, BLOCKED. You can enable/disable the default statuses. Additionally, you can create custom statuses. For more information, refer to the Configuring a Checklist#status section. Local Items Allows users to add items local to the issue. Lock On Resolution Prevents the update of global items when an issue is resolved. Deleted global items are removed even if the issue is closed. Convert to Issue Allows users to convert checklist items into issues. For individual conversion, a button is shown while hovering over each checklist item. For bulk conversion, an option is added to the header's menu. In both cases, a modal window will open requesting the user to choose the Issue Type in which the item(s) will be converted to. Progress Header Displays a header containing completion progress and checklist operations. For flexibility, this feature can be enabled or disabled for either the Issue View or Edit View. Strike Through Applies a strike through effect on the text of checked items. Show More Count Sets how many items should be listed before displaying the show more link. This can be turned off by setting the count to zero (0). In such a case, all the items are always displayed.   Emphasize Mandatory Items Displays an asterisk (*) at the end of mandatory items so that can be easily identified. Always Show Empty Checklist Displays the checklist in the issue view at all time, even if the checklist is empty. Jira's default behavior is to hide Custom Fields when they have no values. With this feature enabled, the Checklist will be rendered on screen with an "Empty" label, giving the users the opportunity to quickly fill the checklist without having to open the edit dialog. Reporter Can Edit Allows the active reporter of the issue to edit the items even if the reporter is not a member of the roles selected in the Edit Roles parameter. All Can Complete Items Allows all users to complete and assign statuses to the existing items. If not selected, only the users that have the Edit Roles permission can complete/assign statuses. For an user who does not have the Edit Roles permission, the Checklist status cannot be modified. Edit Roles Allows you to select the project roles which can edit the checklist. If no role is selected, every user can edit the checklist. By default, users can edit a Checklist if they have the Edit Issue permission in JIRA. However, is some cases, you may want to have more control over who can edit the Checklist. In such a case, select the roles that have the right to add/remove items at the issue level. Not selecting any roles allows everyone with Edit Issue permission to edit the Checklist. Confluence renderer Replaces the default Xml renderer with a Confluence renderer so that Checklists can be properly displayed in Confluence. Deselecting will result in using the old XML format which is better suited when exporting in XML. If you need to export in XML and need to disable this parameter, use a Checklist Proxy instead if you with to display in Confluence. Validate Options This is an advanced configuration parameter that should only be disabled if you are experiencing crashes or freezes when removing options. Reported problems occurred on PostgreSQL and MySQL databases. These problems are caused by bugs in Jira. Clever Changelog This option changes the way the issue history is generated when modifying the custom field. If disabled, the history will contain a list of all items before and after the change, letting you compare the changes manually. If enabled, the before and after sections will only show items that were added, modified or removed.

Configuring Checklist Status