Transition Count

Owned by Daniel Barrow
Last updated: Feb 12, 2024
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The Transition Count custom field is a calculated field that displays the number of times an issue has been moved through a specified workflow transition. It is a number field and is read-only.

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Configure a new ‘Transition Count’ field

If you added a JMCF custom field through the native Jira custom fields screen, see Edit a custom field, below.

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 (Figure 2, right), 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. Select which transitions should be counted:

    1. Transition From Status - For any transition that should be counted, select the status value or values from which the issue begins.

    2. To Status - For any transition that should be counted, select the status value or values to which the issue is transitioned.

  4. Click Save.

Note: The *ANY value can cause unintended count values:

  • If you leave the value *ANY in the Transition From Status field, all transitions into a status value selected for To Status will be counted.

  • If you leave the value *ANY in the To Status field, all transitions out of a status value selected for Transition From Status will be counted.

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Transition Count Screen
Figure 1 - Transition Count

 

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