How to create a Calculated field to display the date fields in dd-MM-yyyy format using Reports and Timesheets for Jira app

This article provides a workaround for displaying the date fields in the dd-MM-yyyy format.

Instructions

To display the date field in a particular format, such as dd-MM-yyyy, create a calculated field and use that in the report.

  1. Create a calculated field to format the due date in dd-MM-yyyy format. For example, here we are creating the calculated field named Due Date(dd-MM-yyyy).

    • This field presents the date format as 01-12-2024.

    • The expression is IF ELSE(NOT(IS NULL(Due date)), CONCAT(FORMAT DATE(Due date, 'dd [day of month]'), '-', FORMAT DATE(Due date, 'MM-yyyy')), ' ')

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  1. Add the calculated field to the report.

    • Create a List report and add the field as shown.

    • Select the calculated field "Due Date(dd-mm-yyyy)".

    • Run and Save the report.

    • Outcome: The report displays the sum of the number of issues along with this due date.

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