Viewing Issue

If the custom field is placed in the view issue screen, it will display the Traffic Light color and the number of working days elapsed

Searching

The Traffic Light custom field is searchable by the color name: Red, Yellow, Green, White

Traffic Light Color	Description
Green	The Traffic Light color will initially be green unless its mapping configuration specifies otherwise
Yellow	The color yellow is determined by the mapping configuration for the Traffic Light
Red	The color red is determined by the mapping configuration for the Traffic Light
White	If an issue cannot match any mapping conditions due to an edit, the Traffic Light becomes White color since the color cannot be determined.

It is searchable with JQL

It is possible to search for issues that has been initialised with day elapsed post function by using the NOT EMPTY clause. An example with Days Elapsed as the Traffic Light custom field will be

project = DAYS AND issuetype = Request AND "Days Elapsed" is not EMPTY

It can also be sortable in the order: Red, Yellow, Green

project = DAYS ORDER BY "Days Elapsed"

Reporting in Dashboards

The Traffic Light custom field can also be used in various reporting gadgets

2 Dimensional Filter Gadget

Issue Statistics Gadget

Filter Results Gadget