Is it possible to automatically set up the dates for recurring JIRA tasks?

Rachael Ododo

I'm fairly new to JIRA and everything related to it, so my question might be a bit unnecessary.

I would like to know if the end date for a task can be changed automatically or if there is a way to set the task up for it to appear on the board (or roadmap) every week or maybe every two months.

Alexey Matveev

Hello,

You can use Service Desk automation to change the end date of a task. But it must be an event (an update event to the issue for example). Currently there is no way to make a recurrent task. 

 

But you could use an add-on. For example you could use the Power Scripts add-on:

https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/43318/power-scripts-jira-script-automation?hosting=cloud&tab=overview

You could write a script like this:

#{End Date} = currentDate() + "5d";

This script sets the End Date custom field to the current date plus 5 days.

Then you can run this script as a recurring event with this method:

https://confluence.cprime.io/display/SIL/runJobAt