Getting result in negative.

[shivani_shirguppi]

I want to calculate how much time the ticket took from creation to resolve using automation. I have used 

{{issue.resolutiondate.diff(issue.created).hours}} Hours 

smart value but after running the automation I am getting the negative result (ex -97 hours) even if the resolved date is after created date

[Tuncay Senturk · Accepted solution]

Hi @shivani_shirguppi 

What I'd do first is to ensure both {{issue.created}} and {{issue.resolutiondate}} have valid, properly formatted values. You can test this by logging these dates

Created: {{issue.created}}
Resolved: {{issue.resolutiondate}}

If the difference still shows as negative, it might be because the smart value's .diff() method interprets the order incorrectly. You can use the .abs() function to handle this or the other way around

{{issue.resolutiondate.diff(issue.created).hours.abs}} Hours

or 

{{issue.created.diff(issue.resolutiondate).hours.abs}} Hours

[shivani_shirguppi]

Thank you so much @Tuncay Senturk 

[Tuncay Senturk]

No problem! I'm glad it helped.