Is there a way to color code Kanban items based on the due date?

Question

For example, if I have 4 projects:

Project A: Past due

B: Due this week

C: Due next week

D:  Due in a month

Can I make the surrounding color of Project A red (Similar to the screenshot but instead of a column a single item)? Then make project B orange, and project C yellow?

Or anything similar to this? Any ideas would be much appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

Al Gresto · Answer

Hi JP,

All of the issues are under the same project. I should have said "issues" instead of "projects." Forgive me, I am still learning Jira's lingo.

Issue A: Past due

B: Due this week

C: Due next week

D:  Due in a month

So, with that new information, same question.

Can I make the surrounding color of Issue A red (Similar to the screenshot but instead of a column a single issue)? Then make issue B orange, and issue C yellow?

Thank you.

JP _AC Bielefeld Leader_ · Answer

Hi Al,

I don't fully understand your question.... In project A there are only issues which are past due, in project B there are only issues due this week?

Your coloring would then just depend on the project key.

You might check https://confluence.atlassian.com/jirasoftwarecloud/customizing-cards-764478020.html

and use JQL like:

Red: project = "A"

Green: project = "B"

Yellow: project = "C"

Blue: project = "D"

Is this the thing you want? Having a project with issues that are all past due doesn't make that much sense to me, but...

Best

JP