How to automate the creation of a Yearly task

[Kate]

I am trying to build out a list of tickets to be created on a date towards the beginning of the year every year. 

I've tried using the scheduling options with a CRON expression, but I keep getting an error message. Online research tells me the CRON expression is correct but no dice.

Does anyone have an option I can try to get the automation to run on the 5th of January every year?

 

[Dan Breyen · Accepted solution]

Hi Kate, this is my new favorite site for CRON work.  Give this a shot

0 0 9 5 JAN ? 2025/1

It should trigger it on Jan 5 at 9:00AM every year starting in 2025

Hope it helps.  

[Kate]

It worked! Thanks for this and thank you for the CRON website :)

[Trudy Claspill · Accepted solution]

Hello @Kate 

The link there that says "Learn more about CRON expressions" leads to the following page. Did you review the information there?

https://support.atlassian.com/jira-software-cloud/docs/manage-filters/

What is the "8" for in your expression?

Based on the page above, this expression should work:

0 0 1 5 JAN ? *

Run the rule at 1:00:00 am on the 5th of January, regardless of the day of the week that is on, every year.

[Kate]

Hi Trudy,

Thanks for the expression - proven to work! My one had the 8 in it as I was hoping to have it run at 8am on the 5th. Looks from your response that I needed another 0 at the beginning to make a correct CRON expression. 

Thanks for your help

[Dexter de Vera · Accepted solution]

0 0 0 5 JAN ? *

 Starts exactly every 5th of January.

[Kate]

Proven to work! thank you so much ;)