Introduction

Simple to do list for simple tasks that are part of issue. Much easier and simpler then subtasks.

Tasks can be easily resolved from issue view screen

Tasks list can also be visible in all places that supports custom fields:

Jira gadets and dashboards - download and view issue attachments directly from Jira Dashboards
Jira issues list view.
Confluence Jira macro - download and view issue attachments on Confluence pages
Third party plugins that can use embed other custom fields.

Search

Todo lists can be found by its tasks / elements using text operators on given field name, for example if field name is ToDo then you can use JQL:

Todo ~ "Watch"