How to create recurring tasks in JIRA

[Won Je Choi]

For example, I would like to get a monthly task to review a list of servers for updates.

Can any one tell me how would be possible in jira plugin development ?

[Chris Guse]

New to Jira. Absolutely STUNNED this is not default behaviour. This is an unfinished product. Less than minimum, and not viable without this.

[Metod Kana]

Welcome to Atlassian Products...

[Jeff]

Atlassian is making money for the plugin devs, shhh

[Rochelle Smits-Seemann]

In their defense, plugins can be developed WAY faster than Atlassian can work. For example, Microsoft generally doesn't follow this development track and if a feature isn't available you may wait YEARS for functionality. 

[Gertjan Fober]

OMG, feature request please! (also for jira cloud)

[Peter Chodakowski]

I know it's an old question, but came across it searching for the same answer.  Here's what I found: It's simple.  Create an automation rule to fire at the desired period and have the rule create the issue(s) you need.

[RJAS]

I second this, with the new automation features I was able to have the same task fire off each day

[Alexey Matveev _cPrime_]

Hello, 

Yes it is possible to create recurring tasks in Jira. You can find a tutorial in this page:

https://developer.atlassian.com/docs/atlassian-platform-common-components/shared-access-layer/scheduling-events-via-sal-tutorial

[Won Je Choi]

awesome! thank you!

[meha_ved]

This will require people to learn coding only to crate recurring task. Atlassian can do better

[Daniel Wester]

Don't use SAL's scheduler - it's in the process of being deprecated. There's now a new scheduler at https://bitbucket.org/atlassian/atlassian-scheduler which replaces SAL's scheduler. There's an example of how to use it at https://bitbucket.org/cfuller/atlassian-scheduler-jira-example

[Nic Brough _Adaptavist_]

I use a cron script that pokes things in over the REST API, but for something a bit less reliant on a bit of command line stuff, yes, you can do it.

There are several add-ons in the marketplace that can do it with a friendlier UI from within Jira, and the generalised tools like Automation and ScriptRunner enable you create regular processes.

You can, of course, write your own too.  Have a look at https://developer.atlassian.com/docs/atlassian-platform-common-components/shared-access-layer/scheduling-events-via-sal-tutorial if you want to do it yourself.

[Won Je Choi]

Thank you for the information, trying to avoid using add-ons...using a cron script over the REST API works too?

[Nic Brough _Adaptavist_]

Absolutely.  The code I use is pretty much a plain rip-off of https://developer.atlassian.com/jiradev/jira-apis/jira-rest-apis/jira-rest-api-tutorials/jira-rest-api-example-create-issue

[Stoyan Stoitsev]

you can use the project automations feature for this

[Eva van Kempen]

Do you have an example of such an automated rule? Which steps to set in the automation flow? 

[Stoyan Stoitsev]

Project settings > Apps > Project Automation > Create Rule

The select a Scheduled trigger and from there on I think it is rather clear what to do ;)

[Mateusz Daleki _Codedoers_]

Hello, try the Repeating Issues app for Jira.

[Brendan Johnson]

Why would I pay for such a basic function?  Waste of money.

[Mateusz Daleki _Codedoers_]

Hi,

Our customers do not pay for such basic features but rather for something that help them achieve their goals and work better (including support).

Cheers,
Product Owner of Repeating Issues app.