due date in wbs gantt chart for jira

Question

Hi all,

under wbs Gantt charts for Jira plugins, we have a due date as an option in place of the start date and finish date. I would like to know how does this due date works or what exactly it means since we already have a start and end date as an option.

is it not the same thing doing what start and end date will do if selected?

OSAWA Shunsuke[Ricksoft] · Answer

@chandra bhushan

I doubt WBS Gantt-Chart created such duplicated fields.

You may want to go to Audit Log in Jira and select "Custom field changes" to see the detailed logs of "custom field created, custom field updated, custom field removed, scheme added to project, scheme removed from project."

https://confluence.atlassian.com/adminjiraserver/auditing-in-jira-applications-938847740.html

chandra bhushan_kpcec5 · Answer

@OSAWA Shunsuke[Ricksoft] I am using the plain version from Atlassian, I haven't made any customization under my installation package. still, that option is there(start date and start date(wbsGantt) from plugins.

so I assume that if they have given this as 2 different option definitely it would be serving a different purpose.

please confirm if I am correct?

OSAWA Shunsuke[Ricksoft] · Answer

Hi @chandra bhushan,

WBS Gantt-Chart adds custom fields such as Start date (WBSGantt) and Finish date (WBSGantt) but not Start date and End date.

Those custom fields might have been created by someone in your organization. Could you talk to your Jira admin if they know anything?