Change custom field based on due date
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Eric Starks
I have a custom field called “Timeframe Due” with the following options: Today, Tomorrow, This Week, Next Week, This Month, and Next Month. I would like to create an automation that updates the Timeframe Due field whenever the task’s due date changes.
The challenge I’m running into is that there doesn’t appear to be a way to evaluate whether the new due date falls within a specific relative timeframe (e.g., next week or next month). For example, if I change a task’s due date to next Wednesday, I would like the Timeframe Due field to automatically update to “Next Week.”
I rely on the Timeframe Due field to organize my view, so having it update dynamically based on the due date is important to my workflow.
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Zach - ClickUp
This is a clever workaround — using a custom field to represent relative timeframes so you can filter and sort by 'this week' instead of raw dates. The tricky part is exactly what you identified: evaluating whether a date falls within a relative window requires date math that automation conditions don't currently support. Tracking this — the use case is clear.
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