Adding Start and Due Date on all stories through automation

[iatkinse]

I previously received help getting the Start date and that part is working but due date is still not showing up based on the jql i found. I understand that story points should not be use to equate a due date but this is how we are doing it internally. My understanding of the query is that it should multiply the story points by 5 based then based on start date resolve the due date.

[Tim Perrault · Accepted solution]

Hi @iatkinse 

What happens if you try the below smart value? The start date is always "now" in your rule so using the below code would essentially be comparing it to the start date.

{{now.plusBusinessDays(issue.Story Points.multiply(5))}}

[iatkinse]

It llooks like that works, question do you know if I choose to add .5 does that also equate to a half day?

[Tim Perrault]

I'm not entirely sure at the moment and can't test it. Basically, what we are doing above is + 5 days for each story point. I think we need to get that first as maybe a variable and then add to the variable. 

[iatkinse]

If I wanted to just have add days for instance if I have a 5points to a story and I wanted it to be done in 7 days, I tried to change to this: {{now.plusBusinessDays(issue.Story Points.add(2))}}

but it does not like that

[Tim Perrault]

I think something like below would work, but please test it first.

{{now.plusBusinessDays(issue.Story Points.plus(2))}}

[iatkinse]

Thanks that works out better. Also thank you for all your help and responses.