A Transition Callers custom field type returns the users who triggered a particular transition on the issue and is displayed as a comma-separated list of the display names of the user. It is a read-only field. |
To add a Transition Callers custom field type to your instance:
Issues - > Custom fields.
Add custom field
.Advanced
in the left panel.Transition Callers Field
and select it.Next
.Create.
Configure
and specify the transition(s) and the execution of the transition to look for (explained below).To specify the transition(s) to look for:
Configure
Edit Transition(s) to look for.
Specify transition names or IDs: You can either manually provide the name
or id
of the transition or use the Transition picker, and optionally specifying the workflow name.
By specifying the workflow name you can use the same calculated field to capture the callers of different transitions with the same meaning across different workflows. For example: Imagine you want to capture the callers who triggers the transitions that lead to Resolved status. You have two workflows A and B, with transitions 21 and 51 respectively that lead to the "Resolved" status. You can add the two transitions of two different workflows to the configuration as shown below. |
This is the preferred mode, as it allows differentiating between multiple transitions between the same two Statuses, and it also supports "auto-transitions" (that do not change the issue Status). However, it will not work reliably for "old" transitions that took place before major workflow changes or switching the issue to a new workflow entirely. |
From
and To
statuses.While this option doesn't allow differentiating between multiple transitions that move the issue between the same from and to statuses, and it doesn't work for "auto-transitions" (that do not change the issue Status), it will work reliably even for issues that changed workflows since the transition took place. |
Add
.Save.
To remove the transition(s) to look for a Transition Callers custom field type:
Configure
Edit Transition(s) to look for.
Remove
for the transition you wish to remove.Save
.To pick a transition using the Transition picker:
Transition picker
in the Configure Transitions
screen.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.When creating a Transition Callers custom field type, you can configure the Search template as User Picker & Group searcher
to be able to search issues for a user in 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.
You can define a velocity template that will return the Html representation of the calculated custom field. Leave it empty to use the default template.
To select a format for a Transition Callers custom field type value:
Configure
Edit Velocity Template
.Save.
You can use the following Velocity variables in the template:
$value
: the raw field value, a collection of ApplicationUser objects.$formattedValue
: a String representing the comma-separated display names of the usersFor example:
#if ($value.isActive()) <font color="green"> $formattedValue </font> #else <font color="red"> $formattedValue </font> #end |
displays the display names of the users if the user is active and if the user is inactive.
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 Transition Callers custom field type value:
Configure
Edit List View Velocity Template
.Save.
You can use the following Velocity variables in the template:
$value
: the raw field value, a collection of ApplicationUser object.$formattedValue
: a String representing comma-separated display names of the usersFor example:
#if ($value.isActive()) <font color="green"> $formattedValue </font> #else <font color="red"> $formattedValue </font> #end |
displays the display names of the users if the user is active and if the user is inactive.
The Never show on Transition and Edit screens
option controls whether the Transition caller custom field can appear on transition and edit screens. If you select this option, the field will not be visible on any Edit or Transition screen, even if it is added to the screen.
You can access this field using any of the following getters of the Issue interface
get("Your custom field name") or get("customfield_xxxxx")
that returns a collection of
ApplicationUser
objects
getAsString("Your custom field name")
or
getAsString("customfield_xxxxx")
that returns a String
containing the comma-separated list of usernames.