Custom Field - Date Picker - Default Value

[darshan_s1]

Hi Guys,

I have a custom field called Reported Date in one of my company managed.
I want it to read the system date as a default value. Is it possible?

[Ashok Shembde · Accepted solution]

Hi @darshan_s1 ,

It is possible that you need to go to the global settings, search for your custom field name, then go to the context and default value section to set the default value.

Thanks!

Ashok

[darshan_s1]

Hi Ashok,

I did try this prior to posting the question. 
Here's how it looks. I have a doubt if it will take just 3/Jul/25 for all future issues or if it will take the system date.

[Ashok Shembde]

hi @darshan_s1 ,

Every time, it will take the default value you have set for each ticket.

[Yogesh Mude]

@darshan_s1  Welcome to the community!

May i ask you when this reported date field should be auto populate as a system default value? is there on any issue operation like create/transition etc?

[darshan_s1]

Hi Yogesh,
I want to know whether we can make the field auto populate as the system date as default on the issue creating layout itself.

[Yogesh Mude]

Okay, in that yes there are couple of ways..

1. As mentioned by @Ashok Shembde  you can set the default value on the FIELD context but the thing is you can access the same field in other operation like if you want to use the same field for some other project etc then it will set the default value and you can not capture the dynamic date.

2. Using the jira automation --> where you can use the issue created event and you can add the Edit work item action and set the date field default value. example: you can put {{now.format("yyyy-MM-dd")}} smart value.

[Evgenii]

Voted for that answer, for Automation solution. But with one small remark:
@Yogesh Mude it's not required to use such construction {{now.format("yyyy-MM-dd")}} in Automation rule. 
@darshan_s1 is using standard date picker field, so, it will be enough to use {{now}}. It will automatically set Date for date field, or Date + Time for datetime field.

[Yogesh Mude]

Yes, correct @Evgenii I have just shared the format if he wants to see the date in any specific format.

[darshan_s1]

Thanks guys, the global settings - contexts and default values in field configurations helped!!