SharePoint Issue Tracker

Question

When I post an issue on the Issue Tracker app it asks me for a date created. It has become rather tedious to enter the date time and time again. Is there a way to auto populate the date and time field? 

Thank you

Answer 1

Hi Michael,

The Issue Tracking app in SharePoint Online is also a list. We can configure its columns in List Settings.

For example, we can let Due Date column always display the current date as default value. When we create a new item, the Due Date column will use the default value.

1. Click the LIST tab>List Settings.
2. Find and click the Due Date column in the Column section.
3. In Default value section, choose Today’s Date.
4. Click OK.

If anything is misunderstood, please share with us more details about “auto populate the date and time filed” (e.g. what date do you want to populate? Which column is it?). We appreciate it if you can capture some screenshots of the Issue Tacking app in your tenant. It can help us understand the requirement better.

Best regards,

Tim

Answer 2

To clarify I am not talking about a column, im talking about the form when creating a new issue.

Answer 3

Hello Michael,

I'm probably going to catch a lot of heat for saying this...but it looks like you need to contact the person who created this list and ask them to remove the "Date Created" column to create a better end user experience.

• I can tell that someone modified this from the default 
  • The default issue tracker does NOT have a "Date Created" column
  • All lists have a native "Created" column which automatically captures the date the item was created
• I suggest meeting with your site owner/admin and ask them to remove the "Date Created" column
  • If the site owner/admin needs to see the date the item was created, ask them them to modify the view and select the "Created" column. This will show the automatically captured date

Answer 4

Hi Michael,

Do you need further assistance? Could you share any update about the situation?

Regards,

Allan