Usage Guide

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 ColorDescription
GreenThe Traffic Light color will initially be green unless its mapping configuration specifies otherwise
YellowThe color yellow is determined by the mapping configuration for the Traffic Light 
RedThe color red is determined by the mapping configuration for the Traffic Light 
WhiteIf 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