Cannot calculating date using a smart value in Jira Automation

[Adrianna Bell]

At the beginning of my automation, I have a variable created called Digit.  It uses this {{issue.labels.match(".*?(\\d+)$")|number}} and my log files indicate it is populating correctly.  

Now I am trying to create another date variable based on label values but no matter what syntax I use, I can't get it to accurately calculate the date I need.  Within my if statement, the formula I'm trying to create is based on Digit=nth day of the next month.

These are the values I've tried and their respective output but can't seem to find the correct combination using my Digit variable. I saw one article that indicated I should use {{#now}}func= but I'm not clear on the difference between using that and using using {{now}}.  The first formula listed below is what I need but I need to use my variable Digit instead of hard-coding the 13. This is making me crazy!! 

Formula	Output
{{now.endOfMonth.plusBusinessDays(13).shortDate}}	10/17/25 CORRECT
{{#now}}func=endOfMonth.plusBusinessDays(13).shortDate{{/}}	INCORRECT – 2025-09-28T21:05:43.8-0400 doesn’t appear to have calculated anything in the function
{{#now}}func=endOfMonth.plusBusinessDays(Digit).shortDate{{/}}	INCORRECT – 2025-09-28T21:05:43.8-0400 doesn’t appear to have calculated anything in the function
{{now.endOfMonth.plusBusinessDays(Digit).shortDate}}	No result
{{now.endOfMonth.plusBusinessDays(Digit.asNumber).shortDate}}	No result
{{now.endOfMonth.plusBusinessDays({{Digit}}).shortDate}}	error Failed to get value for now.endOfMonth.plusBusinessDays({{Digit:

[Trudy Claspill]

Hello @Adrianna Bell 

Variables are stored as strings. If the content is a number and you want to use it as a number in a smart value then you need to use the asNumber function to convert it.

Digit.asNumber