WBS Gantt-Chart for Jira Data Center and Server (Latest)
WBS Gantt-Chart for Jira Data Center and Server (Latest)
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How to set Start Date when the issue is created

Question

The purpose or the use case is the Start Date should be auto-populated from the Jira issue creation date. How to configure this in the WBS Gantt-Chart?

Answer

To auto-populate the Start Date field, it will be necessary to set the Start Date to use the field Created Date. Please find below a tutorial that can help you with this:

  • At your WBS Gantt-Chart screen, click on the Cog button located at the top right corner

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  • Click on Gantt Configuration

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  • On the left column, click on Issue View

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  • At this landing page, you'll need to configure issues displayed in your WBS Gantt-Chart by clicking on Edit on the right corner of your screen, at the column Operations

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  • Select the Dropdown box related to Start Date and change from Start Date (WBSGantt) to Created

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  • Click on Update to save the configuration


PS: Notice that, once the Start Date field is set to auto-populate with the values from Created Date, this field will become Non-Editable to all Projects inside your Gantt.