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Gherkin Scenarios
Given/When/Then scenarios that double as acceptance criteria AND automated test specs.
- Issue types:
- Story
- Tags:
- bdd, gherkin, testing
The full description body
Copy it, pick the preset in SuperTemplates, and fill the {{variable}} pills — the body drops into any issue's description.
## User Story As a [user role], I want [feature], so that [benefit]. ## Acceptance Criteria ### Scenario: [Happy path description] **Given** [precondition or initial state] **And** [additional precondition] **When** [action the user takes] **Then** [observable outcome] **And** [additional outcome] ### Scenario: [Edge case or alternate path] **Given** [precondition] **When** [action] **Then** [outcome] ### Scenario: [Error case] **Given** [precondition] **When** [invalid action] **Then** [error handling outcome]
How to use this template in Jira
- Install SuperTemplates from the Atlassian Marketplace (free 14-day trial) and open the editor in any Jira project.
- Open the description presets panel, choose this preset, and fill the variables it exposes — or apply it to every row in a batch.
- Preview the whole batch and create everything in Jira in one click. Nothing is created until you confirm.