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About the one-way sync of Start/End date fields

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Refer to this the page for more information about task dates based on estimates for more information.

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  • The end date field is synchronized with: Original Estimate

  • The end date field is synchronized with: Time Spent + Remaining Estimate

The one-way sync start date field is visible only when:

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start and end date fields can be mapped and uni-directionally synchronized with an additional Jira field. This will result in a one-way data sync from BigPicture to Jira.

Access the one-way sync fields

To see a one-way sync field, change the start/end date field mapping to a time tracking field and save the changes. A corresponding one-way sync field will appear.

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The one-way sync

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The Start/End date can be mapped and uni-directionally synchronized with an additional Jira field.

This is a one-way sync from the App to Jira. 

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This is a one-way sync. From BigPicture/BigGantt start date field is visible only when:

  • start date field is synchronized with the Original Estimate field.

The one-way sync end date field is visible only when:

  • end date field is synchronized with the Original Estimate field.

  • or, the end date field is synchronized with the  Time Spent + Remaining Estimate fields.

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Configure the Start/End date one-way sync

The one-way sync from BigPicture to Jira does not disrupt the functioning of the Start/End date fields.

First, you set up configure the standard field mapping for the Start/End date - based on that, the field value of the Start/End date field is established. Then, the App takes the Start/End date value and updates a selected Jira field. 

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. For example, you can map the BigPicture Start date to the Jira Start date and the BigPicture End date to Jira Time Spent + Remaining Estimate.

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The App uses the End date value to visualize tasks on the timeline.

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The End date field value is used to update the value of the Due date Jira field.

Synchronization is uni-directional, so changing the Due date in Jira won't alter the end date in the App.

The additional Then, map the BigPicture one-way sync end date field with another Jira field, such as the Jira Due date.

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  • The one-way sync mapping follows the same rules as

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  • the standard (bi-directional) field mapping, meaning you cannot select the same field

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  • for both the End Date and the

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  • one-way sync End Date. 

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  • Only simple

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  • date and

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  • time fields can be selected for

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  • the one-way sync mapping. Fields such as Time

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  • Spent and Remaining

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  • Estimate are

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  • not available.

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This will result in the following:

  • The tasks' end dates in BigPicture are based on Jira’s Time Spent + Remaining Estimate.

  • BigPicture updates the tasks' end dates and visualizes them on the timeline based on those settings.

  • BigPicture updates the Due date field value in Jira based on the End date field value.

Such synchronization is uni-directional, so changing the Due date in Jira does not change the end date in BigPicture.