advance automation to copy one date field to another

[Chris Miller]

We are migrating to Advanced Roadmaps from WBS-Gantt.  I need to copy dates in the (WBS) baseline start date and baseline end date to (adv roadmap) target start and target end dates ?  I was looking to do a manual trigger using Jira Automation, but can't find examples of modifying target dates or baseline dates.  Can someone help?  I am not great at jSON.

[Nir Haimov · Accepted solution]

Hi @Chris Miller 

Bottom line, all you want to do, is to copy values from 1 date field to another date field (for multiple issues)? 

[Chris Miller]

That is correct.  Thank you.

[Nir Haimov]

Ok,
So in your automation rule do this:

1. In the "when" step, choose "schedule"
2. put a large value like (10 days) because we want to run it manually and not really every 10 days.
3. in the JQL field, write a JQL that will include all the tickets with (WBS) baseline that you want to copy to another field.
4. In the "action" step, choose "edit issue"
5. choose the new date field you want to fill
6. in the value put the (WBS) baseline field as smart value like: {{issue.fields.customfield_11111}}
7. save the automation, you will have a button "run now" because this is a "schedule" automation, so just click to run now, and it will go over all the issues in your JQL and update your new date field with the date in the (WBS) baseline field

[Chris Miller]

Thank you, this is very helpful and detailed.

[Nir Haimov]

You are welcome :)

If this solve your issue, please mark my answer as "accepted"

Thanks

[Chris Miller]

not sure if yo are monitoring this, but maybe I should have clarified, I am trying to copy the WBS-Gantt Baseline fields to the Adv Roadmaps Target Start & End Date fields.  I can do JQL for the WBS but when I try for the Adv Roadmaps target fields it will not accept and I can search for them as fields I want to modify at all when in Jira Automation.

[Amna Khan]

this was helpful, thanks OP