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Field code
%{system.currentDateTime}

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Returned valueCurrent date and time of the Jira server
Output data type

TEXT

Example output19/Mar/20 1:38 PM

When cast to text, the output depends on the jira.date.time.picker.java.format parameter set in your Jira instance.

19/Mar/20 1:38 PM would be returned for dd/MMM/yy h:mm a


If you want to return a number (a timestamp) instead, remove the leading % character in front of the field code.

You will not be able to do this in the basic mode. Learn more about Parsing modes.