Can I use use custom fields for "Start" and "Due Date" in the Jira Calendar View?

[Ian Herzing]

Hi Everyone!

We have this calendar view that we would like to use to show how long our engagements are mapping across this calendar.

I use custom fields for these dates, "Engagement Start" and "Engagement End" - but they don't play well with the calendar view as I assume that are using "Start Date" and "Due Date" which are the standard fields?

I bet I could use an automation to have Engagement Start match "Start Date" but wondering if there is a simpler way.

[Tomislav Tobijas · Accepted solution]

Hi @Ian Herzing ,

Currently, there's no way to set custom fields as start and end dates in Calendar views. There's an open feature suggestion related to it - JRACLOUD-91456: Allow custom date field to be shown on Calendar View 
*although I'm not sure if this is only for Plan Calendars or for in-project Calendars as well. I'd suggest leaving a comment on the linked ticket based on your requirement

But yeah, I guess automation would be the easiest way, as-is, to get the desired result.

Cheers,
Tobi

[Ian Herzing]

Thanks mate, makes sense!