How do I create task due dates automatically based on a project start date?

[Harry Klein]

I want to create a project template for a meeting that we hold twice a year. The meeting requires research, content development, software demonstrations, and post-meeting feedback and analysis. It's the same process each time. I want to create a Jira Epic so that it's easier to kick off one of these meeting projects. 

Any ideas?

Thanks.

[Stefan Salzl · Accepted solution]

Hi @ha 

To get that right:

• creation of the epic would be the start of the project and therefore the trigger for that use case
• when Epic is created
• then according tasks shoudl be created automatically in epic
  • and due dates of tasks should be automatically set to "start date" (from epic) + X days/weeks/whatsoever

Is that correct?

Best
Stefan

[Harry Klein]

Hi Stefan, that is correct. It looks like Clone Plus for Jira might do the trick.

[Stefan Salzl]

I guess internal jira automation can do the job 😉💪

[Harry Klein]

We'll see! Thanks.

[Stefan Salzl]

Let me know if you have any further questions. In case your question is answered so far please consider to accept the answer so that this case is marked as solved.

Best
Stefan

[Harry Klein]

Hi Stefan, fyi, after 4 failed attempts, I was able to get Clone Plus for Jira to copy an entire Epic, subtasks and all. What a great time saver. Not sure what the issue was the first 4 times, but on the 5th attempt I checked every possible box as to what to clone and it worked. Not very elegant, but I got what I needed to get done, done. Thanks for your help!

[Stefan Salzl]

AAAAAWESOME!!!! you rock man 💪🏼

happy to hear it works now.