Prevent Users from Selecting Past Dates in Jira Cloud Custom Fields

Summary

Learn how to restrict date selection to today and future dates in your custom fields.

Solution

This can be achieved by adding a workflow validator to the Create issue transition. The step-by-step process is given below.

1. Go to Project settings > Workflows > Edit the desired workflow > Select the diagram mode > select the "Create" transition > Validators.

2. On the next page, click on "Add validator" and choose the Date Compare validator.

   1. Date: select your preferred Date type custom field.

   2. Condition: Select >=

   3. Compare with: Expression with now as a value.

3. Add.

4. Publish Draft > Publish.