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


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



Parser expressionDescription


%{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()



Parameters used in this function

ParameterInput (data type)Description
timestamp

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

numberOfDays

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

timeZone

The time zone used for the calculation. 



This function returns a  representing a timestamp

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




Use cases and examples




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Short descriptionAdds or subtracts days to or from any given date.
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