A calculated custom field type that returns the date and time a field was last modified.
Adding a Last Field Value Change Date/Time custom field
To add a Last Field Value Change Date/Time 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 Date/Time 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 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 Date/Time custom field, you can configure the Search template as Date range picker
to be able to search issues within a date/time range of values for 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
Customizing the display 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;
- Locate the custom field on the Custom Fields administration page.
- Click on the cog wheel and click on
Configure
Click on
Edit Date Format.
- Select a format from the
Date format
drop-down. - Click on
Save.
Customizing the display 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;
- Locate the custom field on the Custom Fields administration page.
- Click on the cog wheel and click on
Configure
Click on
Edit Date Column Format.
- Select a format from the
Date format
drop-down. - 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
.