Date fields format

[Paolo Pastorino]

Good afternoon,

in JPD we use date fields for tracking Dev start/end dates.

When we pull them in a filter and then a dashboard this is what I get (I knew it was a problem in the past but I thought it was fixed). Any advice?

Thanks

[Bill Sheboy · Accepted solution]

Hi @Paolo Pastorino 

That is the date format which JPD uses, helping to handle a range of values.

For other things like filters and dashboards, we are "stuck" with those text values of the dates.  Some possible workarounds are:

• if exporting the data, parse the field to convert to a date type
• if displaying the data in a Jira filter or dashboard...
  • add another custom field in global settings for a date picker
  • add that global field to your JPD project's fields
  • use automation rules to set the new custom field when the JPD one changes
  • use the new custom field in your filter results or dashboard

Kind regards,
Bill

[Paolo Pastorino]

Thanks Bill.

This was raised long ago with the JPD product team as, while it is presented as a date range, when I create it I can just enter one date, not a range.

I will give a try to the other options

Thanks