Project Timeline view, parent issue - child issue scheduling

[Deleted user]

Is there a way to enable the parent issue (whether this is a task or an epic) to pick up the start date and due date from the summary of its own  children issues ?

[Ste Wright · Accepted solution]

Hi @[deleted] 

You can do this - but I'm unclear on what you mean by "summary" in the question.

Can I confirm are you picking up the Start Date / Due Date from the child issue's...

1. Start Date / Due Date fields, or...
2. From the Summary field?

If (1) - does summary refer to a specific date within the child issues? EG. earliest Start Date, latest Due Date?

If (2) - how are these dates formatted?

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Automation should be able to do this - but given you're on a Free plan, just be aware of the execution limits for Free plans.

Ste

[Deleted user]

Hi, thanks for your answer.

At the moment my parent issue (whether this is an epic or a task) it is not picking up the start date and due date from any child issue (whether the child is a task or sub task).

How do I enable this?

For summary I meant the earliest Start Date, latest Due Date of all the children issues of that parent issue.

[Ste Wright]

Hi @[deleted] 

You can likely do this via Automation, but a Free instance could run out of executions pretty quickly.

Are you still on a Free instance?

Ste