How to edit a custom field (date picker type), whenever the issue updates, with the current date?

[Deleted user]

I'm trying to set up an automation where:

Every time the issue updates, it would edit the custom field (date picker) and set it to the current date. I know there's already a field like that, but it's not supported by the Zendesk add-on, so I can't map it out.
That's why I need to create a custom field, so I can map it to Zendesk.

Thank you in advance :)

[andreas · Accepted solution]

Hi Alexander,

There's a couple of ways you can do this.  You can add the date field to the simple form above in the edit issue section and simply use {{now}} as its value.

Or if you're using 'Advanced', then this would work:

{
"fields": {
"customfield_12200": "{{now}}"
}
}

Cheers,

  Andreas

[Stefan Arnold]

You could do that in each transition postfunction. But this way you will not get the updated timestamp when someone adds a comment or edits the issue.

I never used Zendesk, but are you sure you cant get the value from issue date modified field?

[Deleted user]

Zendesk's add-on doesn't support the "Updated" field :( How would it be possible to do this through the post functions?

I've checked the postfunctions and I couldn't find a way to edit a custom field, only the system ones :/

[Deleted user]

I've added the following in an automation, but I guess the syntax is incorrect?

{
"fields": {
"customfield_12200": "Date(now()"
}
}