Automation for Jira - How to trigger an automation rule based on a due date field

[komal_mathur_-nd]

In Jira Cloud, is it possible to trigger an automation rule based on a due date field.

Example: I want to log work on a ticket on the due date specified on the ticket.

[Evgenii]

Hi, @komal_mathur_-nd 

Welcome to Atlassian Community!

If I understand your request correctly, you want to perform an action (such as logging work) when an issue reaches its due date.

You can achieve this by creating an automation rule with the "Scheduled" trigger, set to run every day.

Then, add an IF condition to check whether now() equals the issue's due date {{issue.duedate}}.

If the condition is true, proceed with the required action — such as logging work or sending a notification.

[Trudy Claspill]

Hello @komal_mathur_-nd 

Welcome to the Atlassian community.

What problem are you trying to solve by automatically logging time spent on an issue? That doesn't seem like a good thing to do, since work could end up getting logged when no work has actually been done.

Automation rules are triggered by events, like status change, item created, and field change.

You can also use a Schedule trigger, which will run the rule on a schedule that you specify (hourly, daily, weekly, etc.) You can provide a JQL with that trigger to select the issues against you want to take action.

I think what you are looking for here would be a Schedule trigger that runs daily, selects the issues where the Due date is today, and then logs work .

[Mikael Sandberg]

Hi @komal_mathur_-nd,

Welcome to Atlassian Community!

Yes that is possible, you can use the Field value changed trigger and set it to due date. Then the automation would trigger every time the due date is set.