Manipulate the value of a custom date field to create a DueDate seems not possible ?

[Björn Trier]

I am currently trying to give a Due Date to a SubTask. To do this, I take a custom field from the parent and try the following in the Smart Value:

{{issue.parent.EntryDate.minusDays(7)}}

But this way I get nothing back. Comments with this smart value are empty.

Entry date returns a date in yyyy-MM-dd format, it is also a date field on the parent. But apparently I can't apply the date functionalities of the SmartValues to my own fields.

Is there a way to get the date - 7 days from my field using SmartValues.

[John Funk]

Hi @Björn Trier - Welcome to the Atlassian Community!

You have to use the field name EXACTLY as it is create - case and spaces and all. I doubt your field is really EntryDate with no space, but it might be! The other thing is to use the custom field ID. Something like:

{{issue.parent.customfield_10045.minusDays(7)}}