If you Changed the dates in your scheduling configuration of a plan
Asked by Lopes_ Bonnie:

If you change the scheduling dates in a plan in the configuration of a plan, to something other than Target start and Target end, does that mess up the schedule view in a Program using those plans? I found this but was wondering if this was generic documentation and if you changed the scheduling dates in a plan, these alternate dates would be used in the Program and not use the Target dates?

* In the scope view of a program, the **target dates** of the issues in a plan will be shown as the **scheduled start** and **scheduled end dates**.
* In the schedule view of a program, the schedule will be handled in this priority: Target dates first, then sprints, and then releases.


Answers:
author: Curt Holley
body: Hi [@Lopes_ Bonnie](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3922714)

Yes, which ever date fields you choose to use in *configure/scheduling/Dates*section of your plan, are the dates reflected on that plans timeline.

I am not certain about your 2nd bullet point. Not sure of how any priority is handled via auto-schedule. [@William Sheboy](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/788946) any thoughts/ideas on this?

comments: author: Lopes_ Bonnie
body: [@Curt Holley](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3527535) ,

Thank you for the response. So, if I use alternate dates as *configure/scheduling/Dates* , on my plan those dates will be used in the Plan's timeline, AND ALSO, the Program's schedule (that the plan is a part of)?

I am trying to make sure the Program schedule will use these alternate dates as well.


author: Curt Holley
body: Can you elaborate on what you mean by "Program schedule" please?


author: Lopes_ Bonnie
body: ![Program Schedule.PNG](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/130422iF566B4CDD33E8215/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Program Schedule.PNG")

for these items to show in the schedule on the Program view, the dates used to plot these items is what I am questioning. Will the dates used, be the dates I use in the Plan*configure/scheduling/Dates* (replacement to target dates)

Also, would you know what drives the dates that appear over the entries 2018, 2019,2020,2021,2022, as these do not see to be configurable, so I could stretch 2020 to see these items


author: Curt Holley
body: Is your Jira setup cloud based, or server? As I don't recognize the above screenshot as Advanced Roadmaps via Cloud...which is what I thought we were discussing....Sorry!!


author: Lopes_ Bonnie
body: My apologies, our installation is Server, NOT Cloud or DC


author: Lopes_ Bonnie
body: I am running Jira Server version 8.11 and Advanced roadmaps 3.27 and am wondering why my Entire Program schedule is blank, when I have plans that have a schedule, using custom fields for Start and End Dates, that are configured in the scheduling section![scheduling.PNG](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/131245i3175A9484188EA9E/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "scheduling.PNG")

![Empty Schedule.PNG](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/131243iE8777530E1801A7B/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "Empty Schedule.PNG")![plan.PNG](https://community.atlassian.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/131244i341A5D8FF84BB3DF/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999 "plan.PNG")


Tags: advanced-roadmaps