Project Auto Assigns Dates Based on Timeline

[Justin Batten]

As a marketing agency, we have many different deliverables for any given client, but pretty standard SLAs across the board in our contracts. My question is this:

Is there a way for me to build a flow of sorts, perhaps a template, of deliverables that can easily be uploaded and then dates can be auto-assigned based on the start date of the first issue?

Simplified example: Contract comes in. Deliverables are A, B and C, each contingent on the one prior being completed. Deliverable A is due on the start date of the contract. The SLA dictates that deliverable B is due on the 10th day of the contract and C is due on the 20th day of the contract. If I put in 1/1/2019 in A, does Jira have the functionality to auto-populate due dates for B and C based on the SLA (is there a way to build in logic DueDateA + 10d)?

[Petter Gonçalves · Accepted solution]

Hello Justin,

Welcome to Atlassian community!

Unfortunately, the functionality you are looking for cannot be achieving using only JIRA application, however, it can be easily implemented if you use a plugin.

My recommendation would be:

1 - Install the Plugin Automation Lite for JIRA Cloud - 300 free executions per month

2 - Create any kind of link between the Contract issue and its deliverables - I think you could add the deliverables (A, B, C) as sub-tasks of the contract.

3 - Always add a common initial text to the summary of your deliverables (Sub-tasks), so the automation can identify which would be the first deliverable, the second one, etc.

4 - Configure the following automation rule, using the common text to identify the sub-tasks and add the correct Due date:

P.S: The smart value {{now.plusDays()}} sets how many days the due date will be configured after the execution of the rule. It was configured in the screenshot with the value "7" as an example, but you can configure it with any value you want, specifying it for each deliverable.

Let me know if it makes sense to you and if you have any other questions, Justin.

[Justin Batten]

Thank you! I think this is helpful. I will let you know if any more questions come up. 

Justin

[Petter Gonçalves]

You are welcome, Justin!

I'm glad to know we were able to help you!