Is it possible to add values of 2 fields and update it in 'Original estimate' field ?

Question

I want to create a rule, which can add values entered in 2 fields : 'Dev Effort' and 'QA Efforts' and update it in the 'Original estimate' field (this field is system generated).

But the problem here is , the original estimate field takes values in time (minutes,hours,days) and other fields are number text types.

Suppose I enter 2D (days) in Dev effort and 1D in QA effort, then it should get updated in original estimate in terms of hours/days. Don't want to change the current time tracking settings which is shown in below image.

Vasundhara Verma · Answer

Thank you so much for the response. I tried your solution and it is summing up the 2 values and updating it in the original estimate field. But as I am entering values as number in effort fields, it is showing in minutes in the original estimate field.

I think this is due to the setting 'Default unit for time tracking' which is 'Minute' in the above image. But I want to keep it as is because some task may be of 30 mins only so setting it as 'Days' may solve current issue (D+E=OE) but may cause another problem.

Pramodh M · Answer

Hi @Vasundhara Verma Welcome to the Community!! Use the below in Smart value for the original estimate {{issue.Dev Effort.plus(issue.QA Effort)}}d

Let me know if this works for you Thanks,
Pramodh