This function adds or subtracts days to or from any given date.
addDays(timestamp, numberOfDays, timeZone) #Output: Number
Examples
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Parser expression |
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This example adds 2 days to the issue's due date. |
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This example subtracts 2 days from the issue's due date. |
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This example subtracts 6 days from a custom date-time field (with the ID 10100). Instead of the Jira server's local time, this example uses the current user's time zone. |
Additional information
Parameters used in this function
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Input (data type) |
Description |
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number |
The parameter must be valid timestamp. Usually this value is retrieved from a field (e.g. due date, created date). |
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number |
The offset in days. Negative values are used to subtract days. Internally JWT multiplies this value with the time macro |
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timezone |
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.
Another very common use case is to use this function in one of the JWT calculated date-time fields.
(books) Use cases and examples
| Use case | JWT feature | Workflow function | Field type | Automated action | Parser functions |
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| Add comment after seven days in the same status |
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| Set a Date Picker field to the nth day of the month |
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dayOfTheMonth() lastDayOfTheMonth() addDays() | |||
| Set a date on the same week day on alternate weeks |
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addDays() nextDayOfTheWeek() modulus() weekOfTheYear() datePart() |
