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Search template

When creating a transition date/time a Last Field Value Change 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

range picker to

• /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.

Specifying transition(s) to look for a transition date/time custom field type

To specify transition(s) 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 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. Click on Remove for the transition you wish to remove.
5. Click on Save.

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; 

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 field to look for

To specify the field 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. 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. Click on Edit Field to look for
2. Select a field from the Field drop-down.
3. Click on Save

Customizing the formatting of the Last Field Value Change Date/Time custom field type value

By default, the transition date/time field the Last Field Value Change Date/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 transition date/time 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

formatting of the Last Field Value Change Date/Time custom field type value

 in List views

By default, the transition date/time field value is the Last Field Value Change Date/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 in tabular views. However, you can customize it. To select a format for a transition date/time a Last Field Value Change Date/Time custom field type value in the value in 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.

Customizing the display of the Last Field Value Change Date/Time custom field type value on the issue detail view

You can define a velocity template that will return the Html representation of the calculated custom field on the issue detail view. Leave it empty to use the default template. 

To select a format for 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 Velocity Template.
4. Input the template.
5. Click on Save.

You can use the following Velocity variables in the template:

• $value: the raw field value, a Date object
• $formattedValue: the field value formatted according to the field configuration
• and other variables described on this page

For example:

<div style="border: dashed">
  $formattedValue
</div>

displays the date in a dashed box.

Customizing the display of the Last Field Value Change Date/Time custom field type value on the search list view

You can define a velocity template that will return the Html representation of the calculated custom field on the search list view. Leave it empty to use the default template. 

To select a format for 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 List View Velocity Template.
4. Input the template.
5. Click on Save.

You can use the following Velocity variables in the template:

• $value: the raw field value, a Date object
• $formattedValue: the field value formatted according to the field configuration
• and other variables described on this page

For example:

<div style="border: dashed">
  $formattedValue
</div>

displays the date in a dashed box.

Displaying the Last field value Change Date/Time custom field type on Transition and Edit screen