Can you get / set / view times in due dates with automation?

[Joe Graham]

Trying to create daily tasks, and set the due date to the end of day today.  

{{now.withHour(23).withMinute(59)}} is creating a task that is showing immediately overdue.  Checking the XML export of the issue, it is showing no time, just the date.  Using {{now}} also shows no time.  All other attempts to set via REST API, etc. just show the date.  Is this a limitation of the free tier?  None of the documentation indicates this.  

[Karan Sachdev]

Hey Joe,

If you're using the "Due Date" system field, please note that its a date picker field, so it won't display the time.

You will need to create a custom field of "Date time picker" type.

Additionally, your smart value is correct. I tried this one and it worked:

{{now.withHour(23).withMinute(59).withSecond(0)}}

However, this will add the date time as per the default timezone (UTC). If you want to convert it to your timezone, you'll need to use the below format:

{{now.convertToTimeZone(“Asia/Kolkata”).withHour(23).withMinute(59).withSecond(0)}}

You can find more details on the syntax and the available timezones here:

Automation smart values - date and time

I hope this helps.

Cheers,

Karan