Transition Date/Time custom field type

Search template

When creating a Transition Date/Time custom field type, you can configure the Search template as 

• Date range picker - Allows searching for a date and time that is between two other dates and times
• Date/Time range searcher (Statistics by day/week/month/quarter/year) - Allows searching for a date and time that is between two other dates and times. Supports Statistics Gadgets, grouping values by day/week/month/quarter/year respectively

Using these searchers you will be able to search issues within a date/time range of values for that custom field. The default search template is Date/Time range searcher (Statistics by day). If you select “None” for the searcher, then you won’t see any reference to this field in the Issue Navigator search fields. Note that changing a custom field searcher requires a re-index. 

Date/Time range searcher (Statistics by day/week/month/quarter/year) are custom statistics compatible searchers provided by JMCF that allow Date/Time type custom fields of Jira and JMCF to be used in the statistics gadgets. See here for more information. 

Specifying the transition(s) to look for

To specify the transition(s) to look for:

1. Locate the custom field on the Custom Fields administration page.
2. Click on the cog wheel and click on Configure
3. Click on Edit Transition(s) to look for.
4. Configure Transitions

   1. Specify transition names or IDs: You can either manually provide thenameoridof the transition or use the Transition picker, and optionally specifying the workflow name.

      By specifying the workflow name you can use the same calculated field to capture the date/time different transitions with the same meaning across different workflows are executed. For example: Imagine you have two workflows A and B, with transitions 21 and 51 respectively that lead to the Approved status and you want to calculate the date/time of the issue's approval. You can add the two transitions of two different workflows to the configuration as shown below.

      

      This is the preferred mode, as it allows differentiating between multiple transitions between the same two Statuses, and it also supports "auto-transitions" (that do not change the issue Status). However, it will not work reliably for "old" transitions that took place before major workflow changes or switching the issue to a new workflow entirely.

   2. Specify from and to Statuses: You can specify the transitions by their From and To statuses.

      

      While this option doesn't allow differentiating between multiple transitions that move the issue between the same from and to statuses, and it doesn't work for "auto-transitions" (that do not change the issue Status), it will work reliably even for issues that changed workflows since the transition took place. 

5. Click on Add.
6. Click on Save.

To remove a transition to look for:

1. Locate the custom field on the Custom Fields administration page.
2. Click on the cog wheel and click on Configure
3. Click on Edit Transition(s) to look for.
4. Click on Remove for the transition you wish to remove.
5. Click on Save.

Transition picker

To pick a transition using the Transition picker:

• Click on Transition picker in the Configure Transitions screen.
• Choose a workflow from Workflow name
• Select a transition from the list of transitions displayed
• Finally, click on either
  • Use Transition Name - recommended if you want the post-function to search for the transition to trigger by name, which is useful when targeting multiple workflows.
  • Use Transition ID - if you want to differentiate between transitions that bear the same name.

Specifying the execution of the selected transition(s) to look for

To specify the execution of the selected transition(s) that the field should look for;

1. Locate the custom field on the Custom Fields administration page.
2. Click on the cog wheel and click on Configure.
3. Select either Latest or Earliest from the Transition Execution field to capture the last or first transition execution respectively.

Customizing the formatting of the Transition Date/Time custom field type value

By default, the Transition Date/Time field value is displayed using Jira's default date format (if you leave the Date Format to Default). However, you can customize it. To select a format for a Transition Date/Time custom field type value;

1. Locate the custom field on the Custom Fields administration page.
2. Click on the cog wheel and click on Configure

3. Click on Edit Date Format.

4. Select a format from the Date format drop-down.
5. Click on Save.

Customizing the formatting of the Transition Date/Time custom field type value in the List views

By default, the Transition Date/Time field value is displayed using Jira's default date format (if you leave the Date Column Format to Default) in the tabular views. However, you can customize it. To select a format for a Transition Date/Time custom field type value in the List views;

1. Locate the custom field on the Custom Fields administration page.
2. Click on the cog wheel and click on Configure

3. Click on Edit Date Column Format.

4. Select a format from the Date format drop-down.
5. Click on Save.

For example, if you select the COMPLETE option in the Date Format/Date Column Format, and the value captured is Thu Jan 25 15:20:34 IST 2018, then the value will be formatted to 25/Jan/18 3:20 PM.

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