Howt to set due dates using smart value

[Faith Liu]

for Due date, there are two options, one is to pick a date, the other is to use smart values. I read online on Jira on some examples. However, when I tried the smart value it gave me a error message. This is what I am trying to do. I want the due date to be the fifth business day of each month, the smart value I inputted is {{now.fifthBusinessDayOfMonth}}. I am not sure if this is correct. 

[Bill Sheboy · Accepted solution]

Hi @Faith Liu  -- Welcome to the Atlassian Community!

I am a bit unclear on what you want to do.  If you do everything relative to {{now}} some of those selected dates could be in the past, right?

And, did you typo "fifth" and mean "first"?  There is no built in function for each day of the month, such as "fifth".  There is a function for the first business day: {{[date].firstBusinessDayOfMonth}}

If you really wanted the 5th business day of the month, even if it was in the past, you could use:

{{now.firstBusinessDayOfMonth.plusBusinessDays(4)}}

Best regards,
Bill

[Faith Liu]

Hi Billy, 

Thank you very much. Yes, I read on the website, which gave me the first function for the first business day. What I want is the 5th business day of each month. Thank you very much for answering my question.

Best regards,

Faith

[Faith Liu]

Hi @Bill Sheboy,

I just tried to smart value you provided, it returned with an error message.

Thanks

[Bill Sheboy]

Hi, Faith.  Would you please post:

• an image of your rule, including the smart value expression you are trying, and
• an image of the audit log showing the error?

That will provide some context for the community to offer ideas.  Thanks!