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title: "Use templates to schedule issues and releases"
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![Track activity phases on the timeline with Swanly](media://8f8c8f5e-cbf7-43a3-8b62-93c60fc8ee86)

You can also use templates as filters in the list view or roadmap view, and group the roadmap by templates.

![Screenshot of using templates as filters in the roadmap view.](media://54523968-aff4-4280-bd3f-9ce900563dea)


## How to create templates

> ⚠️ **Templates for *****Issue***** and *****Release***** views are independent**
> ⚠️ 
> ⚠️ *Issues *and *releases *have their own templates, allowing you to create an independent process for each.

1. To set up templates, navigate to **Apps **>** Swanly roadmaps**.** **
2. Choose the *Issue* or *Release* view based on whether you want to create templates for your issues or releases.

## Assign stages to the issue and draw them on the roadmap

You can assign templates to your issues when scheduling them on the roadmap or by editing the dates in the issue report view.

## Assign stages to the release and draw them on the roadmap

You can assign templates to the release when scheduling them on the roadmap or by editing the dates in the release report view.

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