Last Field Value Change Date/Time Field

Search template

When creating 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/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. 

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. Click on Edit Field to look for
4. Select a field from the Field drop-down.
5. Click on Save

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

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