In Jira Automation - my cron expression is getting undesirable results

[Adam LaCoste]

Can someone help with the Jira Automation to schedule ticket creation using cron expression.  Here are the details:

• Create a ticket the first Sunday of March, June, September and December

0 0 0 ? 3,6,9,12 1#1 *

The Next Run window shows that the schedule will run every Friday of every week.

[Trudy Claspill]

Hello @Adam LaCoste 

Are you referring to the Next Run information that shows when you look at the Basic tab of the Scheduled trigger configuration? I believe that information is being shown based on the Basic settings that are selected, not based on the Cron specified in the Advanced tab.

You may notice that the Scheduled trigger in the flow on the left shows the schedule based on which tab you have selected:

You need to save/publish the rule with the Advanced tab selected in order for the Cron to be used as the rule schedule.

And there is no display in the Advanced tab of the next run time.

[John Funk]

Hi Adam,

Try this: 

0 0 0 ? MAR,JUN,SEP,DEC 1#1 *

[Adam LaCoste]

Thanks John, same results.

[John Funk]

So you are just basing that on the next run? I don't think that considers CRON runs - just the basic info. You will know soon enough as to whether it runs next Friday or not. The other option is to change it to Saturday and see if it runs tomorrow.