ProjectCustomField
Represents a custom field that is available in a project.
Extends BaseEntity.
Properties
Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
becomesRemoved | Boolean | Read-only. When `true`, the entity is removed in the current transaction. Otherwise, `false`. This property can become `true` only in on-change rules when the rule is triggered on the removal of an issue or an article. In the rule code, the `runOn` rule property must contain the `removal` parameter set to `true`. Available since 2017.4.37915 |
isNew | Boolean | Read-only. When `true`, the entity is created in the current transaction. Otherwise, `false`. Available since 2018.2.42351 |
localizedName | String | Read-only. The localized name of the field. |
name | String | Read-only. The name of the field. |
nullValueText | String | Read-only. The text that is displayed for this field when it is empty. |
typeName | String | Read-only. The data type assigned to values stored in the custom field. |
Methods
becomes
becomes(fieldName, expected)Checks whether a field is set to an expected value in the current transaction.
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
fieldName | string | The name of the field to check. |
expected | string | The expected value. |
Return Value
Type | Description |
|---|---|
boolean | If the field is set to the expected value, returns `true`. |
becomesInvisibleInIssue
becomesInvisibleInIssue(issue)Checks if the changes that are applied in the current transaction remove the condition to show the custom field.
Available since 2018.2.42312
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
issue | Issue | The issue for which the condition for showing the field is checked. |
Return Value
Type | Description |
|---|---|
Boolean | When `true`, the condition for showing the field is removed in the current transaction. |
becomesVisibleInIssue
becomesVisibleInIssue(issue)Checks if the changes that are applied in the current transaction satisfy the condition to show the custom field.
Available since 2018.2.42312
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
issue | Issue | The issue for which the condition for showing the field is checked. |
Return Value
Type | Description |
|---|---|
Boolean | When `true`, the condition for showing the field is met in the current transaction. |
canBeReadBy
canBeReadBy(fieldName, user)Checks whether a user has permission to read the field.
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
fieldName | string | The name of the field. |
user | User | The user for whom the permission to read the field is checked. |
Return Value
Type | Description |
|---|---|
boolean | If the user can read the field, returns `true`. |
canBeWrittenBy
canBeWrittenBy(fieldName, user)Checks whether a user has permission to update the field.
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
fieldName | string | The name of the field. |
user | User | The user for whom the permission to update the field is checked. |
Return Value
Type | Description |
|---|---|
boolean | If the user can update the field, returns `true`. |
getBackgroundColor
getBackgroundColor(issue)Returns the background color that is used for this field value in the specified issue. Can return `null`, `"white"`, or a hex color presentation.
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
issue | Issue | The issue for which the background color is returned. |
Return Value
Type | Description |
|---|---|
String | The background color that is used for this field value in the specified issue. |
getForegroundColor
getForegroundColor(issue)Returns the foreground color that is used for this field value in the specified issue. Can return `null`, `"white"`, or a hex color presentation.
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
issue | Issue | The issue for which the foreground color is returned. |
Return Value
Type | Description |
|---|---|
String | The foreground color that is used for this field value in the specified issue. |
getValuePresentation
getValuePresentation(issue)Returns the string presentation of the value that is stored in this field in the specified issue.
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
issue | Issue | The issue for which the value presentation is returned. |
Return Value
Type | Description |
|---|---|
String | The string presentation of the value. |
is
is(fieldName, expected)Checks whether a field is equal to an expected value.
Available since 2019.2.55603
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
fieldName | string | The name of the field to check. |
expected | string | The expected value. |
Return Value
Type | Description |
|---|---|
boolean | If the field is equal to the expected value, returns `true`. |
isChanged
isChanged(fieldName)Checks whether the value of a field is changed in the current transaction.
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
fieldName | string | The name of the field to check. |
Return Value
Type | Description |
|---|---|
boolean | If the value of the field is changed in the current transaction, returns `true`. |
isVisibleInIssue
isVisibleInIssue(issue)Checks if a field is visible in the issue.
Available since 2018.2.42312
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
issue | Issue | The issue for which the condition for showing the field is checked. |
Return Value
Type | Description |
|---|---|
Boolean | When `true`, the condition for showing the custom field in the issue has been met. It can also mean that the field is not shown on a conditional basis and is always visible. |
Example
// The following example checks the issue to see whether a conditional field with the name "Related Activity"
// is currently visible, meaning that the conditions for showing the field have been met.
// If so, the value for the field is set to "Attendance"
action: function (ctx) {
if (ctx.RelatedActivity.isVisibleInIssue(ctx.issue)) {
ctx.issue.fields.RelatedActivity.add(ctx.RelatedActivity.Attendance);
}
},
requirements: {
RelatedActivity: {
name: 'Related Activity',
type: entities.EnumField.fieldType,
multi: true,
Attendance: {}
}
}
oldValue
oldValue(fieldName)Returns the previous value of a single-value field before an update was applied. If the field is not changed in the transaction, returns null.
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
fieldName | string | The name of the field. |
Return Value
Type | Description |
|---|---|
Object | If the field is changed in the current transaction, the previous value of the field. Otherwise, null. |
required
required(fieldName, message)Asserts that a value is set for a field. If a value for the required field is not set, the specified message is displayed in the user interface.
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
fieldName | string | The name of the field to check. |
message | string | The message that is displayed to the user that describes the field requirement. |
was
was(fieldName, expected)Checks whether a field was equal to an expected value prior to the current transaction.
Available since 2019.2.55603
Parameters
Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
fieldName | string | The name of the field to check. |
expected | string | The expected value. |
Return Value
Type | Description |
|---|---|
boolean | If the field was equal to the expected value, returns `true`. |