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Navigate to the Template
Click on the issue from the issues list
Click the field to enter edit mode
- the icon will appear on the top-right corner of the fieldStatus title ABC 
you may notice that the Variables icon is the same as the icon for adding the Status element in the issue’s Description field. We will fix this confusion soon 😎
click and choose the variable you want to insert
submit changes by clicking on “V” button to save the inserted field variable
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