Automation Rule to add previous month name to the summary?

[Jamie Spatz]

Hi all,

I'm trying to automate a monthly task to run a report for the previous month. Is there any way to add the name of the previous month to the summary in an automation rule via a smart value or something? 

[Alexis Robert · Accepted solution]

Hi @Jamie Spatz , 

you can use the following Smart Value to edit your summary and add the previous month : 

{{now.minusMonths(1).format("MMMM")}} - {{issue.summary}}

Let me know if this helps, 

--Alexis

[Jamie Spatz]

That worked! Thank you! 

[Michael Woffenden]

This came in very handy for me today.

We also have the same question, but for calendar quarters. 

For example if we're in Q2, Apr-Jun, we want to get the previous quarter number.  Can we do this with smart values?

[Ash Pitt]

Love it!