Macro is an expression in recurring task field that is evaluated during Jira issue creation e.g. {currentdate} string is replaced with current date: '2018-10-15'
Macros can be applied multiple times in the same text field and once in a date or date time field type.
Jira Automation smart values are supported
Macros can be applied for the following field types
Available macros
macro | type | applies to fields | allow format output | manipulating | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
date | date, text | yes |
| flexible date macro with many options including formatting | |
date | date, text | no |
| simple date macro with capability of adding/subtracting days {currentdate+1}. | |
date time | date time, text | yes |
| flexible date macro with many options including formatting | |
date time | date time, text | no |
| simple date time macro with capability of adding/subtracting days {currentdatetime-1} |
Example
If you enter date/datetime macros in an issue fields they will be evaluated accordingly.
Date field macros
{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} | 2018-10-15 | it evaluates to current date |
{currentdate+1} | 2018-10-16 | 1 day is added to current date |
{currentdate-1} | 2018-10-14 | 1 day is subtracted from current date |
{{nowDate}} | 2018-10-15 | the same result as {currentdate} |
{{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 |
Datetime field macros
{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} | 2018-10-15T13:00:00.000 | it evaluates to current date |
{currentdatetime+1} | 2018-10-16T13:00:00.000 | 1 day is added to current date |
{currentdatetime-1} | 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} |
{{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 |
Text field macros
All macros {currentdate}, {currentdatetime}, {{nowDate}}, {{nowDateTime}} 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 |
Smart values from Jira automation
Following Automation smart values are supported
Smar 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.plusWeeks(...)}} |
{{now.plusMonths(...)}} |
{{now.plusYears(...)}} |
{{now.minusMinutes(...)}} |
{{now.minusHours(...)}} |
{{now.minusDays(...)}} |
{{now.minusWeeks(...)}} |
{{now.minusMonths(...)}} |
{{now.minusYears(...)}} |
{{now.endOfMonth}} |
{{now.startOfMonth}} |
{{now.firstOfTheMonth(…)}} |
{{now.lastOfTheMonth(…)}} |
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