Status Entered by User

The Status Entered by User custom field is a calculated field that displays the username of the user who transitioned the issue to its current status. It is a read-only.

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Configure a new ‘Status Entered by User’ field

Follow the steps above to add a custom field to your Jira instance, then follow these steps:

1. In Associate Screens step of the wizard, check the boxes for the screens to which the field should be added.

   1. Use the search field above the list of screens to locate a specific screen.

   2. Check the box at the top of the column to add the field to all screens.
      Note: some team management screens in Jira do not currently support custom fields!

2. Click Next.

3. From the Select Status menu, set the status value which will trigger the custom field to update.

4. Set Which Change? to configure which status change you want to track - Earliest or Latest. Earliest will track the first date and time the issue status matched the tracked value; Latest will track the most recent.

5. Click Save.

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Figure 1 - Status Entered by User

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