Set due date for onboarding

[Jonathan Carvalho]

Hey all, is there a way to use Jira automation to look at the Start date field of a new hire and then set the due date to the day prior? I cannot for the life of me find what value that would be 

so something like 

When issue is assigned > set due date field 

{{employeeStartDate.toBusinessDayBackwards}}

Thanks in advance 

[Bill Sheboy]

Hi @Jonathan Carvalho -- Welcome to the Atlassian Community!

There appears to be some odd behavior for that function, perhaps related to time zones.  Regardless...

Perhaps try this instead, assuming your field is a date or date / time field:

{{issue.employeeStartDate.minusBusinessDays(1)}}

Kind regards,
Bill

[Samuel Gatica _ServiceRocket_]

Hi @Jonathan Carvalho 

Check the doc https://support.atlassian.com/cloud-automation/docs/jira-smart-values-date-and-time/

By utilizing smart values, you can perform calculations and set the employeeStartDate to your desired value.

The smart value would be something like: {{issue.DATE_Field.minusDays(1)}}

Hope this helps.

Best regards

Sam