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Parse a datestring in a smartvalue

I'm trying to fill in a date field via automation (smartvalue). The issue is created from another system via webhook, and I can't change the date format. How can I have jira parse an arbitrary date format, eg how can I provide the format string to parse the string into a date?

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Hi @Seth Hettich

You will have to play with the string and date smart value functions.

String smart values: https://support.atlassian.com/cloud-automation/docs/jira-smart-values-text-fields/

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

Regards

I don't see how that would work. The string functions are just things like substring, there is nothing like java.time.LocalDate.parse()

The second link only lets your format a date object in various ways, not generate one from a string (at least not that I can see).

Hi @Seth Hettich -- Welcome to the Atlassian Community!

Yes, and...to what Fabian suggests:

Once you get your date into a string/text format, try using toDate to convert it.

Kind regards,
Bill

I can't seem to get it into a string fomat that toDate will accept, eg:

"{{issue.description.match("Created Time: (\d\d/\d\d/\d\d\d\d) \d\d:\d\d:\d\d [+]\d\d\d\d").replaceAll("(\d\d)/(\d\d)(\d\d\d\d)", "$2-$1-$3")}}"

generates a string the whole date (with slashes)

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