How to work with the Negotiated date?
If you want to track the task till a certain date, you may find this field useful.
For example, complete the task by March 10, 9 a.m.
Find more details here.
Step 1
Before you can create a SLA config, you need to add an additional custom Date Time picker field.
Go to the Jira Cloud
Click a “Gear” button , choose “Issues” in a menu
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Select “Custom fields” from the list.
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Create a new “Custom field” to specify a desired date and time for task execution.
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Choose the Custom field with the determined date and time to point it in a task and take it under control.
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Enter the name of the field and its description to find the field you want easily and conveniently.
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Important!
Don’t forget to assign Custom field to the Project, where you want to take this field under control for your SLA.
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Once the Custom Field is created, it's easy to find by searching in the Custom Fields list in Jira.
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To verify that the Custom Field is running in the Project, just create a test task and find your Date and Time field.
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Congratulations, the custom date field works properly.
Step 2 - Create SLA Config for the Negotiated Date
Create a New SLA config - see Add New menu.
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From the beginning, you need to choose the Negotiated Date format if you want to take under control the SLA config execution concerning a scheduled date and time.
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Choose a custom field, which has been created to take conditions under control.
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Don’t forget to choose the action that will be completed for this field, when the condition will work. We will inform a user via comment when the condition will work (as it’s shown in the example below).
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Save your SLA Config and see the results of the SLA control conditions on the Dashboard.
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When everything is configured, the SLA table shows the following results:
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How does the SLA config + Negotiated Date connection work in general?
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If a task is in a Backlog - a trigger will launch. (see. a green color on a table)
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If the time of task execution is overdue and the task has not passed all the SLA stages - you will see the exceed time limit on the grid. (see. red color on the table)
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That’s all!
If you need help or want to ask questions, please contact us through SaaSJet Support or via email support@saasjet.atlassian.net
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