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A calculated date time custom field type returning returning the date and time that returns the date and time a field was last modified.

Adding a Last Field Value Change Date/Time custom field type

To add a 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 Last Field Value Change Date/Time custom field typeField 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 field to look for (explained below).
  14. You can create multiple contexts if you need to associate different formulas fields 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 Last Field Value Change dateDate/time 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 the field to look for a

last field value change author

Last Field Value Change Date/Time custom field type

To specify the field to look for a last field value change author Last Field Value Change 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 Field to look for.
  4. Select a field from the Field drop-down.
  5. Click on Save.

To modify the field to look for a Last Field Value Change 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 Field to look for.
  4. Change the field from the Field drop-down
  5. Click on Save.

Customizing the display of the Last Field Value Change

date

Date/

time

Time custom field type value

By default, the Last Field Value Change dateDate/time Time custom field type 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 Last Field Value Change dateDate/time 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 Last Field Value

Change date

Change Date/

time

Time custom field type value

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 in the List views

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