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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

  1. Install SuperTemplates from the Atlassian Marketplace (free 14-day trial) and open the editor in any Jira project.
  2. Open the description presets panel, choose this preset, and fill the variables it exposes — or apply it to every row in a batch.
  3. Preview the whole batch and create everything in Jira in one click. Nothing is created until you confirm.