addDays()

This function adds or subtracts days to or from any given date.

Bash
addDays(timestamp, numberOfDays, timeZone) #Output: Number

Examples

Parser expression

Description

%{addDays({issue.dueDate}, 2, RUN_AS_LOCAL)}

This example adds 2 days to the issue's due date. 

%{addDays({issue.dueDate}, -2, RUN_AS_LOCAL)}

This example subtracts 2 days from the issue's due date.

%{dateTimeToString(addDays(1582930800000, -2, "Europe/Berlin"), "MMMM D YYYY, h:mm:ss a","es")}

This example subtracts 2 days from a timestamp which represents February 29th, 2020.

The obtained result is February 27th, 2020 12:00:00 am. The result is formatted using the function dateTimeToString()

Additional information

Parameters used in this function

Parameter

Input (data type)

Description

timestamp

number

The parameter must be valid timestamp. Usually this value is retrieved from a field (e.g. due date, created date).

numberOfDays

number

The offset in days. Negative values are used to subtract days.

timeZone

text

The time zone used for the calculation.

Output

This function returns a  number  representing a timestamp

The output can be written into any Jira field of type Date Picker or Date Time Picker.


(books) Use cases and examples