Using smart value date functions

As a project management and tracking tool, having the ability to manipulate dates in Jira is critical to the correct operation of the application, and smart values in automation rules give us a lot of flexibility in how we can use and manipulate dates and times in rules.

In this section, we will look at how we can use smart values to format dates and times for inclusion in other date and time fields, as well as how to format them for use in other fields such as text fields, the advanced field editor, or for use in notifications.

We will also explore all the available formats and functions applicable to dates and see how we can use these in automation rules.

Tip

You can access the current date and time using the smart value {{now}}. All formatting and date manipulation functions that can be used with date fields can also be used with the {{now}} smart value.

Let's take a look at how we can format dates using smart value functions...