Set calendar date to tricgger automation

[Ettore]

Hi all, new in this coomunity!

I'm looking to trigger automation using a set date, likely the beginning of each quarter (1 ja, 1 april, 1july, 1 october) so it automatically closes or changes fields or add comments and send emails. 

I'm unable to identify the trigger for this. 

Thanks

[Geert __ 2improveIT · Accepted solution]

Hi @Ettore 

You can use a scheduled trigger (cron job) for this.

[Ettore]

Hi @Geert __ 2improveIT

Thank you fot the hint, if I understood Constructing cron expressions | Jira Software Data Center 11.3 | Atlassian Documentation correctly, using this Cron expression would result in a trigger every 9AM of day 1 of january, april, july and october?

* * 9 1 'JAN,APR,JUL,NOV' * *

Thanks

Ettore

[Arkadiusz Wroblewski · Accepted solution]

Hello @Ettore 

You will probably find this Post helpfull, it should give you some nice insights.

Solved: How to create a story automatically on 5th busines...

And especially this one about Cron expressions. 

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Best,

Arek🤠

[Ettore]

Hello @Arkadiusz Wroblewski,

I see that kind of matched my question, not sue how i could not find it. 

So, considering the 0 0 9 1 'JAN,APR,JUL,NOV' ? * would be best then my first attempt above * * 9 1 'JAN,APR,JUL,NOV' * *?

Thanks

Ettore

[Arkadiusz Wroblewski]

Yep

[Ettore]

Cheers, will try that

[Thiago Wenceslau -Appfire-]

Hi @Ettore 
Welcome to the community!

You can easily achieve this using JMWE (Jira Misc Workflow Extensions) with Scheduled Events—no coding required.

Here is how you can set it up:

• Go to JMWE Administration > Scheduled Events.
• Create a new event and configure the schedule very easily with a few clicks.
• Select which issues to run the automation using JQL(Can either filter specific issues or an entire project, be wary of “max issue” settings)
• Add the desired actions to your event (e.g., update fields, transition issues, add comments, or send email notifications).

Your final event configuration will look something like this:

 

Feel free to reach out to our Appfire Support Team if you run into any issues or need help setting up your specific actions!

Best regards,

Thiago | Appfire Support