Way Better!!!

We are so excite to introduce the new improved Abacus. You gave us feedback and we listened. We worked long and hard to give you the best Abacus yet. We expanded capabilities. beyond  just numeric calculations. We added date calculations, duration calculation and most of all we gave you control with execution plans. Now, you decide when Abacus should calculate your fields and if Abacus should calculate your fields. Abacus with the power of JQL will handle almost any complex logical expression you can through at it. Let's walk through all the new cool stuff we added to this release.

New UI

The previous version was very simple to use. We wanted to keep this version just as simple. We therefore carried themes from the previous functions and more intuitive and colorful. 

Date

Users wanted a way to calculate dates. So... we added date formulas. 

Date +-Duration - Simply, this formula allows you to add or subtract durations to a date resulting to a new date. We also included systems dates such as created date and due date  as fields you can use in your calculations. For example, if a user estimates 10h for a piece of work with a due date of May 1st, you can calculate when the work should at least start to meet the due date by subtracting 10h from due date. The result is typically store in a new custom field. 

Date Difference - Allows you to calculate the absolute difference between two dates. It does not matter how you arrange the dates. The difference will always be absolute. 

Duration

Duration Sum - Allows user to add two durations together for a third duration. For example, some users wanted to be able to add QA estimates to Developer estimate for an issue to get the total estimated time for a piece of work. 

Duration Multiplier - Allows users to multiply duration with a numeric value. For example ability to multiply system field Original estimate or Time Spent to a numeric dollar value resulting to cost of work. 

Execution plan

Lastly, users wanted to be able to create mathematical logical expressions but we gave them more. Not only can you create complex logical expressions using Abacus, but you can now determine when your formulas will run and if they should run. Using the power of JQL, Abacus can determine if your formula meets the criteria to allow it to be executed.

We think these feature are extremely powerful. There ye go forth and use them wisely. Let us know what else we can build for you.