Action templates can set dates for your subactions automatically.
In the template editor, open Subactions and turn on Automatically add due dates.
Expand a subaction’s details to set its Day and Duration.
What does Day mean?
Day tells Hive when to schedule each subaction.
Day 0: the main action’s due date—or today if it has no due date.
Negative numbers: before that date.
Positive numbers: after that date.
Weekend and holiday settings may shift these dates. If the main action has no due date, negative numbers can put subactions in the past.
What does Duration mean?
Duration tells Hive how many days the subaction lasts. A duration of 1 adds only a due date. Longer durations add both a start and due date, counting the start as day 1. For these longer tasks, Day sets the start date.
Example
Your main action is due Tuesday, October 6, 2026. With weekends included and no holiday adjustments:
Day 0, Duration 1: due October 6.
Day −3, Duration 1: due October 3.
Day +2, Duration 4: starts October 8 and is due October 11.
This example is separate from the settings shown in the screenshots.
Check the dates after applying your template, especially when the schedule crosses weekends or holidays.
Recalculate subaction dates when the main deadline changes
When changing the main action’s due date, select Adjust due dates of subactions.
For an action with a template applied directly to it, you can choose:
Shift by the same number of days — the default; moves existing subaction dates with the main deadline.
Recalculate from action template — rebuilds eligible, open subaction dates using the template’s Day and Duration settings, relative to the main action’s new deadline.
Recalculation follows the same weekend and holiday rules as applying the template.
It can replace manual date adjustments. Completed subactions, subactions you cannot edit because of locks, and subactions that cannot be matched to a template step are left unchanged.