If you Changed the dates in your scheduling configuration of a plan

[Lopes, Bonnie Q]

If you change the scheduling dates in a plan  in the configuration of a plan, to something other than Target start and Target end, does that mess up the schedule view in a Program using those plans?  I found this but was wondering if this was generic documentation and if you changed the scheduling dates in a plan, these alternate dates would be used in the Program and not use the Target dates?

• In the scope view of a program, the target dates of the issues in a plan will be shown as the scheduled start and scheduled end dates.
• In the schedule view of a program, the schedule will be handled in this priority: Target dates first, then sprints, and then releases.

[Curt Holley]

Hi @Lopes, Bonnie Q 

Yes, which ever date fields you choose to use in configure/scheduling/Dates section of your plan, are the dates reflected on that plans timeline.

I am not certain about your 2nd bullet point. Not sure of how any priority is handled via auto-schedule. @William Sheboy any thoughts/ideas on this?

[Lopes, Bonnie Q]

@Curt Holley ,

Thank you for the response.  So, if I use alternate dates as configure/scheduling/Dates , on my plan those dates will be used in the Plan's timeline, AND ALSO, the Program's schedule (that the plan is a part of)?

I am trying to make sure the Program schedule will use these alternate dates as well.

[Curt Holley]

Can you elaborate on what you mean by "Program schedule" please? 

[Lopes, Bonnie Q]

for these items to show in the schedule on the Program view, the dates used to plot these items is what I am questioning.  Will the dates used, be the dates I use in the Planconfigure/scheduling/Dates (replacement to target dates)

Also, would you know what drives the dates that appear over the entries 2018, 2019,2020,2021,2022, as these do not see to be configurable, so I could stretch 2020 to see these items

[Curt Holley]

Is your Jira setup cloud based, or server? As I don't recognize the above screenshot as Advanced Roadmaps via Cloud...which is what I thought we were discussing....Sorry!! 

[Lopes, Bonnie Q]

My apologies, our installation is Server, NOT Cloud or DC 

[Lopes, Bonnie Q]

I am running Jira Server version 8.11 and Advanced roadmaps 3.27 and am wondering why my Entire Program schedule is blank, when I have plans that have a schedule, using custom fields for Start and End Dates, that are configured in the scheduling section