How to create an automation on to update the start date?

[Maria Fernanda Costa de Melo]

How to create an automation rule when an issue is moved from "To Do" to "In Progress" on the board, thus starting the activity, so that the start date is automatically set to count the start of the activity.

[Trudy Claspill · Accepted solution]

Hello @Maria Fernanda Costa de Melo 

Welcome to the Atlassian community.

Have you tried to construct this automation rule? Can you show us what you have so far?

The basic structure of the rule would be as follows:

TRIGGER: Issue Transitioned
  From Status: To Do
  To Status: In Progress

ACTION: Edit issue
  Field to edit: Start date (here you would select the field you use for start date)
  Value: {{now.jiraDate}}

[Maria Fernanda Costa de Melo]

Now I get it. I've just written {{now}} and now I want to add an action in case I want to move the task back from "I'm progressing" to "To do" if I moved it wrong. This would delete the date so it doesn't count on the timeline.

[Maria Fernanda Costa de Melo]

Thank youu!!

[Paul Heath Armengol]

Better add it in the workflow transition properties.

[Maria Fernanda Costa de Melo]

Sorry, what do you mean? Are you talking about the other action that I want to  do? The one from "In Progress" to "to do"?

[Paul Heath Armengol]

Yes, you can set the start date automatically in your workflow when an issue is moved from "To Do" to "In Progress".