How To Configure Planning Horizon to 30 years (Part of Dark Features) for JIRA Portfolio

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Note that this KB was created for the Data Center version of the product. Data Center KBs for non-Data-Center-specific features may also work for Server versions of the product, however they have not been tested. Support for Server* products ended on February 15th 2024. If you are running a Server product, you can visit the Atlassian Server end of support announcement to review your migration options.

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Summary

Problem

The planning horizon has been configured to one default value which is 5 years. However, using Dark features the planning horizon can be configured to 30 years as well.

Note: Planning horizon can only be configured to 5 OR 30 years only.

Solution

  1. Login as an administrator and go to [your-instance-name]/secure/SiteDarkFeatures!default.jspa

  2. In the Enable Dark Feature text field add the following and then click on "Add". This will automatically configure the Planning Horizon to 30 years.

    1 com.atlassian.portfolio.scheduling.UnlimitedPlanningHorizon

    Note: These dark features are enabled for all users and cannot be disabled other than via this screen.

    ℹ️ This will automatically configure the Planning Horizon to 30 years.

Updated on April 15, 2025

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