Due date depending on custom field

[Stoyan Yonchovski]

Hey guys,

I have created an automation Rule that creates a card in Board 2 when a card is added to a specific list on Board 1. The thing is that I want the due date of the first card to depend on the due date of the second card (the one used as a trigger). I have noticed that by default there is no such dependancy, but there is an option to set the due date of the first card to depend on a custom filed (date) of the second card (and set it +/- number of days). This option however seems not to be working.

Is it possible and due date dependant on custom field date to be available only if both cards are at the same board or is there a different problem? 

I would appreciate your help!

Cheers,

Stoyan

[Carolina Lopez]

Hi Stoyan, welcome to the Atlassian Community!

Setting the due date based on a Custom Field can be a bit tricky when working with two boards.
If you create the Custom Field on the original board and set it to the same date as the due date, it might not work as expected. The actions after creating the card on Board 2 will be related to the new card, so setting the date based on the Custom Field will try to find the field in the new card, not the original one. To overcome this, you can create a date Custom Field on Board 2 to store the due date from the original card. Then, you can create a rule similar to this one:

when a card is added to list "List 1", create a new card with title "New card" in list "List 2" on board "Board 2", set custom field "Original date" to "{triggercardduedate}", and set due date on the date in custom field "Original date" minus 3 days

I used variables to create this rule. You can find them here:
Automation variables

Please give this a try and let me know how it works for you.

[Stoyan Yonchovski]

Any suggestions?