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Jira Automation rule to update due date when duration changes

Ann Rumenapp

Using Jira Cloud (premium) for an automation rule to update the card due date when the WorkDuration of the card changes.

WorkDuration is custom number field

Rule trigger is WorkDuration value changes. If WorkDuration is not empty, set Due date to the start date plus WorkDuration.

Audit log gives me the following, and Due date is set to None. What is missing in the smart value to set the Due date?? The rule results in setting due date to none.

Exact text for due date is: {{issue.start date.plusdays(WorkDuration).days}}

I'd rather have business days but using days because it's a shorter value.

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Bill Sheboy

Hi @Ann Rumenapp

Assuming your WorkDuration field smart value is correct, please try this one, fixing some case errors and removing the "days" from the end:

{{issue.Start date.plusDays(issue.WorkDuration)}}

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

If that does not help, please try this how-to article to learn the name, spacing, and case for the field's smart values (or their custom field ID values): https://support.atlassian.com/cloud-automation/docs/find-the-smart-value-for-a-field/

Kind regards,
Bill

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Bill Sheboy

Hi @Ann Rumenapp

Assuming your WorkDuration field smart value is correct, please try this one, fixing some case errors and removing the "days" from the end:

{{issue.Start date.plusDays(issue.WorkDuration)}}

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

Kind regards,
Bill

Ann Rumenapp

THANK YOU!! It was "issue.WorkDuration" for the fix

Ann Rumenapp

Is it possible to create a variable with the change in value of WorkDuration? I've tried various combinations to add create a variable after the If WorkDuration is not empty without success....

I can get to the WorkDuration field values in log actions where Previous duration is

{{fieldChange.fromString}} and current WorkDuration field is {{fieldChange.toString}}

I can't get the difference, of them to work so that a negative duration change can be applied to dependent cards. I've used a few variations of smart values to get the difference:

{{fieldChange.fromString.asNumber.diff(fieldChange.toString.asNumber)}} and

{{fieldChange.fromString.diff(fieldChange.toString)}} and

All yield a null value in the audit log.

Bill Sheboy

The diff() function is for date / time values.

Please try using a math expression with those changelog values: https://support.atlassian.com/cloud-automation/docs/jira-smart-values-math-expressions/

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