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Macro is an expression in recurring task field that is evaluated during Jira issue creation e.g. {currentdate{now.jqlDate}} string is replaced with current date: '2018-10-15'

Tip

Macros can be applied multiple times in the same text field and once in a date or date time field type.

Tip

Jira Automation smart values are supported

Info

To make a date macro evaluating in Description field you need to omit its braces and store the macro text in the “Code” style. See details...

Macros can be applied for the following field types

Available macros

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allow format output

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  • months,
  • weeks,
  • days,
  • hours,
  • minutes,
  • last day of the month
  • time zone
  • locale

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{currentdate}

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  • days

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  • months,
  • weeks,
  • days,
  • hours,
  • minutes,
  • last day of the month
  • time zone
  • locale

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  • days

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Example

Example of macros on edit task screenImage Removed

If you enter date/datetime macros in an issue fields they will be  evaluated accordingly. 

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  • Description” fields

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Smart values from Jira Automation

Following Automation smart values are supported

Smart value

{{now}}

{{now.jiraDate}}

{{now.jiraDateTime}}

{{now.jqlDate}}

{{now.jqlDateTime}}

{{now.shortDate}}

{{now.shortTime}}

{{now.shortDateTime}}

{{now.mediumDate}}

{{now.mediumTime}}

{{now.mediumDateTime}}

{{now.longDate}}

{{now.longTime}}

{{now.longDateTime}}

{{now.fullDate}}

{{now.fullTime}}

{{now.fullDateTime}}

{{now.format(...)}}

{{now.plusMinutes(...)}}

{{now.plusHours(...)}}

{{now.plusDays(...)}}

{{now.plusBusinessDays(…)}}

{{now.plusWeeks(...)}}

{{now.plusMonths(...)}}

{{now.plusYears(...)}}

{{now.minusMinutes(...)}}

{{now.minusHours(...)}}

{{now.minusDays(...)}}

{{now.minusBusinessDays(…)}}

{{now.minusWeeks(...)}}

{{now.minusMonths(...)}}

{{now.minusYears(...)}}

{{now.endOfMonth}}

{{now.startOfMonth}}

{{now.firstOfTheMonth(…)}}

{{now.lastOfTheMonth(…)}}

{{now.withDayOfMonth(…)}}

{{now.withMonthOfYear(…)}}

{{now.withNextDayOfWeek(…)}}

{{now.toBusinessDay}}

{{now.toBusinessDayBackwards}}

{{now.ofTheMonth(…)}}

Smart values usage examples:

Macro expression

Result

Description

{{now.lastOfTheMonth(5)}}

2021-06-25

the last Friday of the month

{{now.format("YYYY")}}-12-31

2022-12-31

the last day of the current year

{{now.endOfMonth.withNextDayOfWeek("TUE")}}

2022-09-06

the first Tuesday of the next month

{{now.endOfMonth.plusDays(1).lastOfTheMonth(2)}}

2022-09-27

the last Tuesday of the next month

{{now.format("Q")}}

1 - the number between 1-4

the quarter number

{{now.format("Qo")}}

1st 2nd 3rd 4th

the quarter name

{{now.withDayOfMonth(25).withMonthOfYear(6)}}

2023-06-25

fixed day of the month and month of the year

{{now.ofTheMonth(2, 5)}}

2023-07-14

the second Friday of the month

{{now.format("ww")}}

16

Number of week, assuming today is 12.04.2021 and week begins at Sunday

{{now.format("WW")}}

15

Number of week, assuming today is 12.04.2021 and week begins at Monday

{{now.startOfMonth.toBusinessDay}}

2023-12-01

the first business day of the month

{{now.startOfMonth.toBusinessDay.plusBusinessDays(19)}}

2023-12-28

20th business day of the month, holidays not taken into account

Date and Datetime macros

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Date macros

Tip

  • {currentdate} - use this macro to insert current date when Jira issue is created, adding/subtracting days is supported (see examples below)

  • {{nowDate}}   - use this macro when more sophisticated date manipulation is required e.g. set the last day of month, add months, weeks, days (see examples below)

Examples of usage (assuming that today is 2018-10-15):

Macro expression

Result

Description

{currentdate}

Status
titledeprecated
Use {{now.jqlDate}} instead.

2018-10-15

it evaluates to current date

{currentdate+1}

Status
titledeprecated
Use {{now.plusDays(1).jqlDate}} instead.

2018-10-16

1 day is added to current date

{currentdate-1}

Status
titledeprecated
Use {{now.minusDays(1).jqlDate}} instead.

2018-10-14

1 day is subtracted from current date 

{{nowDate}}

2018-10-15

the same result as {{

currentdate

now.jqlDate}}

{{nowDate 'lastDayOfMonth'}}

2018-10-31

it returns date of the last day of the month

{{nowDate 'tz' 'America/New_York'}}

2018-10-15

current date in New York

{{nowDate 'locale' 'es' 'format' 'MMMM'}}

octubre

October month name in Spanish

{{nowDate 'add' '1M'}}

2018-11-15

1 month is added to current date

{{nowDate 'add' '2w 3d'}}

2018-11-01

2 week and 3 days added to current date

{{nowDate 'subtract' '1M'}}

2018-09-15

1 month is subtracted from current date

{{nowDate 'subtract' '2w 3d'}}

2018-09-28

2 week and 3 days subtracted from current date

{{nowDate 'format' 'ww'}}

16

Number of week, assuming today is 12.04.2021 and week begins at Sunday

{{nowDate 'format' 'WW'}}

15

Number of week, assuming today is 12.04.2021 and week begins at Monday

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Datetime

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macros

Tip

  • {currentdatetime} - use this macro to insert current date and time when Jira issue is created, adding/subtracting days is supported (see examples below)

  • {{nowDateTime}} -  use this macro when more sophisticated date manipulation is required e.g. set the last day of month, add hours, minutes (see examples below)

Examples of usage (assuming that today is 2018-10-15 13:00):

Macro expression

Result

Description

{currentdatetime}

Status
titledeprecated
Use {{now}} instead.

2018-10-15T13:00:00.000

it evaluates to current date

{currentdatetime+1}

Status
titledeprecated
Use {{now.plusDays(1)}} instead

2018-10-16T13:00:00.000

1 day is added to current date

{currentdatetime-1}

Status
titledeprecated
Use {{now.minusDays(1)}} instead

2018-10-14T13:00:00.000

1 day is subtracted from current date 

{{nowDateTime}}

2018-10-15T13:00:00.000

the same result as {

currentdatetime

{now}}

{{nowDateTime 'lastDayOfMonth'}}

2018-10-31T13:00:00.000

date and time of the last day of the month

{{nowDateTime 'tz' 'America/New_York'}}

2018-10-15T13:00:00.000-0400

current date time in New York

{{nowDateTime 'locale' 'br' 'format' 'MMMM'}}

Here

October month name in Portuguese

{{nowDateTime 'add' '8h'}}

2018-10-15T21:00:00.000

8 hours added

{{nowDateTime 'subtract' '8h'}}

2018-10-15T05:00:00.000

8 hours subtracted

{{nowDateTime 'lastDayOfMonth' 'add' '8h'}}

2018-10-31T21:00:00.000

'lastDayOfMonth' and 'add' functions combined 

{{nowDateTime 'hour' 17}}

2018-10-15T17:00:00.000

set hour to 17

{{nowDateTime 'lastDayOfMonth' 'hour' 16}}

2018-10-31T16:00:00.000

'lastDayOfMonth' and 'hour' functions combined 

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All macros {currentdate}, {currentdatetime}, {{nowDate}}, {{nowDateTime}} can described macros can be used in Text fields. Examples for Date and Datetime fields are also valid for Text fields.

Moreover{{nowDate}}, {{nowDateTime}} macros have functions helping to format an output e.g.:

Macro expression

Result

Description

{{nowDate 'format' 'DD.MM.YYYY'}}

15.10.2018


{{nowDate 'format' 'MMMM'}}

October


{{nowDateTime 'format' 'DD.MM.YYYY HH:mm'}}

15.10.2018 13:00


{{nowDateTime 'lastDayOfMonth' 'format' 'DD MMMM'}}

31 October

'lastDayOfMonth' and 'format' functions are combined 



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