---
title: "BA_createDatePicker"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/PSJ/15488356/BA_createDatePicker"
format: markdown
---
> Macro (aura-html)


> 📝 The use of this function requires the Power Actions add-on be installed and licensed.

|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **Syntax** | BA_createDatePicker(label, defaultValue, isDisabled, isRequired, fieldDescription) | **Package** | poweraction |
| **Alias** |  | **Pkg Usage** | createDatePicker(label, defaultValue, isDisabled, isRequired, fieldDescription) |

## Description

> Macro (excerpt)
> 
> Creates a date picker.

Creates a date picker.

## Parameters

| Parameter name | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| label | String | Yes | Field label. |
| defaultValue | Date | Yes | A default value or an empty string. |
| isDisabled | Boolean | Yes | Specifies whether the field is read-only or no. |
| isRequired | Boolean | No | Specifies whether the field should be marked as required with a dark red asterisk.<br>Please note that marking a field as required does not perform any validation in Jira 9. However, in Jira 10, this has been improved, and the fields are now properly validated |
| fieldDescription | String | No | A description of the field to be displayed immediately under the input box. |

## Return Type

**None**

The returned value has no meaning

## Example

```
BA_createDatePicker("date 1", currentDate(), true, false, "description for date 1");
BA_createDatePicker("date 2", (date), false, true, "description for date 2");
```

![image](media://948be0ce-14cd-4010-a212-e30364620ab2)

## See also

> Macro (contentbylabel)