Add certain number of minutes/hours/days/weeks/months to a date

Abstract

This code snippet adds a certain number of minutes/hours/days/weeks/months to a Date field.

Logic

Access the date and add the number of minutes/hours/days/weeks/months to it.

Snippet 

{{ <Date field> | dateadd(<Number of units>,"<Unit>") }}

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<Date Object>

Access a date field

issue.fields.created

<Number of units>

The number of units to be added

5

<Unit>

is one of "days", "hours", "weeks" or "months" (or their equivalent: "d", "h", "w", "m")

days

Examples

The output of the code snippet is a Moment.js date object which you could use to:

  • Set a Date/Date-time picker field - Eg: Set the Due date to issue created plus 1 month in

    • one of the Set Field Value post-functions

    • one of the Transition issue post-functions on the transition screen, if any

    • in the Create issue post-function under Set fields of new issue section

      {{ issue.fields.created | dateadd(1,"m") }}



  • Conditionally execute a post-function or Unlink issues - Eg: Check that the issue has been resolved for more than 10 days

    {{ now > issue.fields.Resolved | dateadd(10,"d") }}



  • Notify the customer that the issue will be resolved in 6 hours from now through the

    • Comment in one of the Comment issue post-functions

    • Subject/HTML body/Text body of Email issue post-function



  • Write a JQL search expression in the Link issues to current issue post-function - Eg: Link issues whose "Planned Delivery date" is less than two days



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