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How to have a custom field "Date Closed" populated automatically when user close an issue?

Zaldy Parian

I wanted to create a custom field to store the date when an issue/bug was closed. And I want to use this field in my reports.

Is there a way to populate a custom field with date value once a user close an issue or a bug?

Accepted answers

Alexey Matveev

With what date do you want to populate it? If you want to populate it with the current date then kindly read here:

https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Jira-questions/How-do-I-set-a-custom-field-with-the-current-date-time-in-a-post/qaq-p/143415

If you want something other from the current date, you would need an add-on for it.

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Alexey Matveev

With what date do you want to populate it? If you want to populate it with the current date then kindly read here:

https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Jira-questions/How-do-I-set-a-custom-field-with-the-current-date-time-in-a-post/qaq-p/143415

If you want something other from the current date, you would need an add-on for it.

Tzu Hau Chai_vgozzh

You can use JIRA Suite Utilities plugin (or anything else that offers similar functionality), add a "Update Issue Custom Field" post function at the transition to the closed status, configure it to set the current date into a Date custom field.

Zaldy Parian

Hi Alexey,

Thanks for your reply. What do you mean by:

"Select the transition and open its Post Functions"

I went to edit the workflow and I can't see the post function or the button to add the post function.

Can you show me a screenshot?

Alexey Matveev

This is a screenshot

Tzu Hau Chai_vgozzh

Click "Add Post Function" on the right, then select "Update Issue Custom Field".