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Requisites

For the execution of this rule, there must be 3 previously created fields.

• Start date: Date field

• End date: Date field

• Planned Duration (natural days): Number field

Configure the rule trigger

Create a new trigger → Incoming webhook 

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Set the field “Execute this automation rule with“ with “No issues from the webhook“

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Create a Projectrak outgoing webhook

In order to the rule will be executed when a project field changed we need to create a outgoing webhook pointing to the Automation Incoming webhook url.

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Configure the rule steps

You can see the information that will be sent to the rule every time a field is updated in a project here: Outgoing webhooks

1. Getting the project id

• Create an action: Create variable

• Variable name: projectId

• Smart value: {{webhookData.project.id}}

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2. Check if the start date is edited

• Create an action: Create variable

• Variable name: hasStartDate

• Smart value: {{#webhookData.fields}}{{#if(equals(name,"Start date"))}}{{value.current}}{{/}}{{/}}
  

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3. Check if the end date is edited

• Create an action: Create variable

• Variable name: hasEndDate

• Smart value: {{#webhookData.fields}}{{#if(equals(name,"End date"))}}{{value.current}}{{/}}{{/}}

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4. Check if the rule should be executed

• Create an action: Create variable

• Variable name: shouldExecute

• Smart value: {{or(hasStartDate.isNotEmpty(),hasEndDate.isNotEmpty())}}

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5. If the rule should be executed continue

• Create a condition: Advanced compare condition

• First value: {{shouldExecute}}

• Condition: equals

• Second value: true

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6. Get the Projectrak authorisation JWT

• Add the steps explained here: How to create a Projectrak authorization in Automation for Jira

7. Get the value of the field Start date in the project

• Create an action: Send web request

• Web request URL: https://profields-cloud.deiser.com/values/projects/{{projectId}}/fields/<START_DATE_FIELD_ID>

• Headers:

  • Content-Type: application/json

  • Authorization: {{projectrakJwt}} 

• HTTP method: GET

• Web request body: Empty

• Check: Delay execution of subsequent rule actions until we've received a response for this web request

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8. Set the value in a variable

• Create an action: Create variable

• Variable name: startDate

• Smart value: {{webResponse.body.value.value}}

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9. Get the value of the field Start date in the project

• Create an action: Send web request

• Web request URL: https://profields-cloud.deiser.com/values/projects/{{projectId}}/fields/<END_DATE_FIELD_ID>

• Headers:

  • Content-Type: application/json

  • Authorization: {{projectrakJwt}} 

• HTTP method: GET

• Web request body: Empty

• Check: Delay execution of subsequent rule actions until we've received a response for this web request

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10. Set the value in a variable

• Create an action: Create variable

• Variable name: endDate

• Smart value: {{webResponse.body.value.value}}

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11. Calculate the planned duration days

• Create an action: Create variable

• Variable name: plannedDurationDays

• Smart value: {{startDate.toDate("yyyy-MM-dd").diff(endDate.toDate("yyyy-MM-dd")).days}}

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12. Set the value in the Planned Duration field

• Create an action: Send web request

• Web request URL: https://profields-cloud.deiser.com/values/projects/{{projectId}}/fields/<PLANNED_DURATION_FIELD_ID>

• Headers:

  • Content-Type: application/json

  • Authorization: {{projectrakJwt}} 

• HTTP method: POST

• Web request body: Custom

• Custom data: {"value": "{{plannedDurationDays}}"}

• Check: Delay execution of subsequent rule actions until we've received a response for this web request

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