Days Overdue Calculated Field Not Taking into Account Year

[Rebecca Hagerty]

Hello,

I am trying to create a calculated field that shows the number of days a task is overdue.

My current automation is:

{{now.diff(issue.dueDate).days.abs}}

However, the problem is it isn't calculating properly. I have one due date that was in 2023, but it's calculating everything as if it was this year. How can I fix this?

[Trudy P Claspill · Accepted solution]

Hello @Rebecca Hagerty 

Welcome to the Atlassian community.

Can you show us your entire automation rule, please? Sometimes the results are unexpected due to the context in which a given step is executing.

Have you tried adding Log actions to your rule to print the {{issue.dueDate}} value into your rule execution Audit Log, to confirm the field has the value you think it should have?

What is an example of a dueDate used in this calculation and the result of the calculation that you think is incorrect?

[Rebecca Hagerty]

Thank you for the reply. It is logging the correct date in the audit log, but calculating like the date is 2024.

[Trudy P Claspill]

Hello @Rebecca Hagerty 

I don't see the error.

The difference in days between Aug. 21, 2023 and today (Dec. 27, 2023) is 128 days.

August 21-31 = 10 days

September = 30 days

October = 31 days

November  = 30 days

December current day = 27

10+30+31+30+27=128

128 is the value shown in Days Overdue.

What value do you think should be in that field?