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A calculated date time custom field type returning a java.util.Date (which represents a date+time). It is a read-only field that returns the result of the evaluation of a formulareturning the date and time a field was last modified.

Adding a

calculated date/time

Last Field Value Change Date/Time custom field type

To add a transition date/time Last Field Value Change Date/Time custom field type to your instance:

  1. Log in to JIRA as an administrator.
  2. Go to the Administration icon  and click on it.
  3. Click on Issues - > Custom fields.
  4. Click on Add custom field.
  5. Click on Advanced in the left panel.
  6. Locate Transition Last Field Value Change Date/Time custom field type and select it.
  7. Click on Next.
  8. Provide a name for the custom field
  9. You can optionally provide a description for the custom field.
  10. Click on Create
  11. Associate the custom field to the appropriate screens.
  12. Locate the custom field in the Custom fields administration page and click on the cog wheel.
  13. Click on Configure and and and specify the transitions(s) and the execution of the transition field to look for (explained below).
  14. You can create multiple contexts if you need to associate different formulas with particular projects or issue types.
  15. Perform a re-index as prompted by JIRA.


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Note

If you have upgraded from JMCF 1.x to 2.x please refer to the upgrade guide.

Search template:

When creating a transition Last Field Value Change date/time custom field type, you can configure the Search template as Date range picker to be able to search issues within a date/time range of values for that custom field. 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.

Specifying

transition(s)

field to look for a

transition date/time

last field value change author custom field type

To specify

transition(s)

field to look for a

transition date/time custom field type;
  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. You can either manually provide the name or id of the transition or use the Transition picker.
  5. Click on Add.
  6. Click on Save.
To remove transition(s) to look for a transition caller custom

last field value change author custom field type;

  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)

Specifying execution of selected transition to look for a transition caller custom field type

To specify execution of the selected transition 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.

Transition picker

To pick a transition using the Transition picker:

  • Click on Transition picker
  • 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
    1. Field to look for.
  • Click on Remove for the transition you wish to remove.
  • Click on Save.
    1. Select a field from the Field drop-down.
    2. Click on Save.

    Customizing the display of the

    transition

    Last Field Value Change date/time custom field type value

    By default, the transition the Last Field Value Change date/time field value is displayed using Jira's default date format (if you leave the Edit Date Format to Default). However, you can customize it. To select a format for a transition a Last Field Value Change 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 display of

    the transition

    the Last Field Value Change date/time custom field type value in the List views

    By default, the transition the Last Field Value Change date/time field value is displayed using Jira's default date format (if you leave the Edit Date Column Format to Default) in the List views. However, you can customize it. To select a format for a transition a Last Field Value Change 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 Edit Date Format/Edit 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.