A calculated custom field that returns the author of the last modification made to a field.
Adding a Last Field Value Change Author custom field
To add a Last Field Value Change Author custom field to your instance:
- Log in to JIRA as an administrator.
- Go to the Administration icon and click on it.
- Click on
Issues - > Custom fields.
- Click on
Add custom field
. - Click on
Advanced
in the left panel. - Locate
Last Field Value Change Author Field
and select it. - Click on
Next
. - Provide a name for the custom field
- You can optionally provide a description for the custom field.
- Click on
Create
- Associate the custom field to the appropriate screens.
- Locate the custom field in the Custom fields administration page and click on the cog wheel.
- Click on
Configure
and and specify the field to look for (explained below). - You can create multiple contexts if you need to associate different fields with particular projects or issue types.
- Perform a re-index as prompted by JIRA.
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 Author custom field, you can configure the Search template as User Picker 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.
Specifying the field to look for
To specify the field to look for:
- Locate the custom field on the Custom Fields administration page.
- Click on the cog wheel and click on
Configure
- Click on
Edit Field to look for.
- Select a field from the
Field
drop-down. - Click on
Save.
Return the Html representation of the Last Field Value Change Author custom field type value
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 Last Field Value Change Author custom field type value:
- Locate the custom field on the Custom Fields administration page.
- Click on the cog wheel and click on
Configure
- Click on
Edit Velocity Template
. - Input the template.
- Click on
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 configuration- and other variables described on this page
For example:
<font color="red"> $value </font>
Display of the Last Field Value Change Author custom field type on Transition and Edit screen
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.