This feature isn’t yet available in production, but it’s on its way! 🚀
You can connect issue start and end dates in Swanly with some date fields in Jira and keep them in sync.
When the connection with Jira fields is set then when the field changes in Jira it automatically updates in Swanly and vice versa. This connection is handy if you want to keep using both Jira project roadmaps and Swanly and keep the roadmaps in sync.
After you install Swanly by default issue start is set to be mapped to the Start date Jira field and the End date in Swanly is mapped to the Due date field in Jira. You can change this mapping to a different Jira date field or disconnect the field altogether in Swanly settings.
If you installed Swanly before 16 Jul 2021 you’ll need to manually select what Jira fields you would like to map in Swanly. 👇 Follow the steps bellow
How to change what Jira fields are connected to Swanly’s start and end dates?
In the main Jira navigation go to Apps > Swanly roadmaps > Issue view > Issue settings > Settings
Click on the Change fields button in the Connect Swanly dates with Jira fields section
Select fields for Swanly start and end date from the dropdown
Click on the Save button
Saving these changes might take a few minutes depending on how many issues you have in your projects. Once saved you’ll notice that issues in Swanly updated their start and end dates based on the fields you selected. Now if selected field gets updated in Jira then issue start and end date in Swanly update as well and vice versa.
What fields are available?
You can select any Jira field that has a date format.
You won’t be able to select with fields that store both dates and hours or any other Jira fields like text, number, dropdown select, and so on.
All dates that are set in Swanly for Start and end date get updated with values that are in selected Jira fields. If there are no dates set in Jira, there will be also no dates set in Swanly.
If you would like to keep Swanly dates that were set prior to the mapping then please read the following documentation where you find steps on how to do exactly that.
How to disconnect synchronization between Jira fields and Swanly issue start and end date?
In the main Jira navigation go to Apps > Swanly roadmaps > Issue view > Issue settings > Settings
Click on the Change fields button in the Connect Swanly dates with Jira fields section
Select None option for Swanly start and end date from the dropdown
Click on the Save button
Once saved all dates in Swanly remain as prior to these changes. However, if you update the start date in Swanly the change doesn’t reflect in any of the Jira fields and vice versa.