Due Date automations based on labels

[Candice Gerard]

Two days in with no result to show, and feeling quite stupid. 

1 - I am using labels values of day counts -90 days to 45 days. 

2- I want to make a global automation for my projects that look for changes in due date on issues with a "0" value as a label. 

3- If there are changes to the due date to that item, I would like due dates for the rest of the project items to be updated with that due date MINUS the number value held in their own label.    For examples, I change the due date on my 0 items to 5/30/2023, all due dates of other non completed items with a labels value of 30 should change to 4/30/2023.  

Currently, I can get all the due dates to update to NULL. when triggered by my 0 item,,  which is not helpful.    Is anyone willing to help this total noob at Jira?  I would really appreciate it.  

[Rachel Wright · Accepted solution]

Hey @withonlyamap,

Do you have a way to identify the issues you care about besides the issue key?  I ask because a JQL query like:

labels = johns-cool-thing

is much nicer to write than a query like this:

key in (ISSUE-1, ISSUE-2, ISSUE-3...all the way to...ISSUE-80).

For the fastest loading, I'd recommend creating a filter in Jira and displaying those issues on a Jira dashboard.  You can also use the same filter on a Confluence page, but the dashboard will load faster.

Here's some documentation on creating the filter:  https://confluence.atlassian.com/jiracorecloud/saving-your-search-as-a-filter-765593721.html

Most Jira instances are configured to allow 1,000 issues to display at a time.  So don't worry about 80.  :)

Hope this helps.  If it doesn't just ask again and I or someone else will try again!

Rachel Wright
Author, Jira Strategy Admin Workbook