A calculated custom field type that returns the status of the issue's parent issue, if any. |
To add a Parent Status custom field to your instance:
Issues - > Custom fields.
Add custom field
.Advanced
in the left panel.Parent Status Field
and select it.Next
.Create
Configure
to create multiple contexts if you need to associate differently for particular projects or issue types.When creating a Parent Status custom field type, you can configure the Search template as Free text searcher
or Exact text searcher (Statistics
-compatible
) to be able to search issues either with a free text or the exact text for that custom field value. The Exact text searcher (Statistics-compatible)
searcher allows calculated text fields to be used in statistics gadgets. 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.
Note that this field will not always reflect the status of the parent accurately in the search index, because when the parent issue's status changes, the sub-task is not re-indexed and thus its calculated fields are not updated in the index. However, the value will always be accurate on the View Issue screen. |
You can now 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 Parent Status custom field type value:
Configure
Edit Velocity Template
.Save.
You can use the following Velocity variables in the template:
$value
: the raw field value (such as a Date object for a date/time calculated field)$formattedValue
: the field value formatted according to the field configurationFor example:
<font color="red"> $value </font> |
Now you can control the display of the calculated Date/Time custom field on the transition and edit screens. If you select this option, the field will not be visible on the Edit and Transition screens, even if added to them.