Set Timeline for Stages

[malena burs]

I have different stages I want to reflect on an EPIC. I have an epic and it goes through UX, Data, Development, Test, Deploy. Is there any way to show those stages on the calendar view? and to set dates for each stage? 

Thanks a million!

[Mary from Planyway]

Hi @malena burs 

You can’t directly show per-stage dates (UX, Data, Dev, Test, Deploy) on a single Epic in the native Jira calendar view out of the box, but you can get close with a combination of issue structure and fields — and then use an app if you need real timeline/calendar visualization per stage.

1. A very Jira-native way is to break your Epic down into child issues that represent each stage:

• Epic: Feature X

  • Story/Task: Feature X – UX

  • Story/Task: Feature X – Data

  • Story/Task: Feature X – Development

  • Story/Task: Feature X – Test

  • Story/Task: Feature X – Deploy

Then:

1. Add Start date and Due date (or custom date fields) on each of these issues.

2. Use the Calendar view (in Team-managed projects) or a third-party calendar like Planyway.

3. Filter by Epic so only the stages for that Epic appear.

This way, each stage has its own dates and will be visible on a calendar as separate entries.

2. If you really want everything to live on the Epic itself, you can:

1. Create custom date fields like:

   • UX start / UX end

   • Dev start / Dev end

   • Test start / Test end
     etc.

2. Add them to the Epic screen.

However, these values won’t naturally show as separate bars or events on the built-in calendar — Jira mostly treats one issue as having one time range (start/due). To visualize those multiple date ranges, you usually need an app.

3. If you’re open to apps from the Marketplace, Planyway for Jira can do exactly what you’re describing:

• You can break your Epic into stages (UX, Data, Development, Test, Deploy) as child issues and see them on a timeline or calendar in one view.

• Each stage gets its own start and end dates, so you can see how the whole Epic flows through your pipeline on a calendar.

• You can also view multiple Epics and their stages together, which is handy if you want to compare timelines across workstreams.

It plugs directly into Jira issues (no separate data source), so you’re just adding a visual layer on top of what you already have.

[Marc -Devoteam-]

Hi @malena burs 

You can only use start and due date at this moment in time to view issues on the calendar.

There is an open feature request to use other date fields, see https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JWMCLOUD-514 

Note, the calendar uses date field, not statuses, they can be filtered and will show the related work items in the calendar based on their current status.