About so many date fields in Jira

[彥宏(Luke) 劉]

Hi All,

"Actual start" "Actual end"
"Target start" "Target end"
"Start date" "Due date"

Regarding so many date fields in Jira, can I ask about them and their respective usage? Is there any article for reference?

Or is there any professional expert who can give context or explain where they might be used.

For example, what I already know is that the Start date can be seen in the Road Map Plan. The default is to use the Start date as the indicator of the graphical Gantt chart.

[Carlos Garcia Navarro · Accepted solution]

Hi @彥宏(Luke) 劉 ,

These other posts may be helpful:

https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Jira-questions/Explain-all-the-various-quot-Date-quot-fields-in-JIRA/qaq-p/854950

https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Advanced-Roadmaps-questions/Target-Dates-vs-Start-Dates-in-Advanced-Roadmaps/qaq-p/1415149

https://support.atlassian.com/jira-software-cloud/docs/how-advanced-roadmaps-rolls-up-dates/

[彥宏(Luke) 劉]

Hi @Carlos Garcia Navarro  

I also found some information here for reference, thank you very much for giving me some information for reference

• What is the timeline view and how do I use it? 
• Adding target dates
• What is the difference between due date and target end?
• Due Date vs. Target End Date
• Difference between Due Date and End Date