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Is there a way to automatically move the issues on my timeline based on due date?

Brian Hennessey

Hi everyone,

I'm seeking a way to automatically reorder issues on my Jira project timeline based on changes to their due dates. Specifically, I want the issues to be sorted in ascending order by due date. I've been unable to find an effective method to accomplish this, and manually reordering the issues isn't practical for ongoing use.

Is there a way to set up automatic sorting by due date in Jira? Are there limitations in the free plan that prevent this functionality? Would upgrading to the premium version provide a better solution for this task?Thank you for your help.

Kind regards,

Brian

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Annie@DevSamurai

Hi @Brian Hennessey

Welcome to the Community.

In Jira’s Free plan, there isn’t a built-in feature to automatically reorder issues by due date on the project timeline. You may consider upgrading The Standard or Premium plans offer advanced features.

Alternatively, you might consider the TeamBoard ProScheduler app for Jira. ProScheduler offers advanced Gantt & Timeline views for comprehensive project management and supports Automated Task Planning based on Original Estimate. This means you can automatically schedule tasks using the Original Estimate from Jira, along with the issue's start and due dates.

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Annie@DevSamurai

Hi @Brian Hennessey

Welcome to the Community.

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Brian Hennessey

Hi Annie@DevSamurai

thank you for your fast response. I was afraid the answer is going to be something like that.

Annie@DevSamurai

You're very welcome! I totally get that, it’s not always the ideal solution. but I’m here to help however I can! Let me know if you need more help, I'm happy to assist. Thanks and have a great day.

Bill Sheboy

Hi @Brian Hennessey

Are you asking "can the issues be re-ranked when the due date changes"?

If so, the answer depends upon what other features you want to use with Jira...

If you do not need the drag-and-drop feature to re-order issues, the board's filter could be updated to change the ORDER BY clause to include due date.

If you want to preserve the drag-and-drop ability, one could create an automation rule which would call the REST API to re-rank the issue. Given you are on a Free license, your site is very limited in the number of rule executions per month. Thus this may not be a viable option.

Kind regards,
Bill

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