Block a transition if a predefined field value has not been changed

Use case

Evaluate a Date Picker field and block the transition if it has not been updated.

This use case is valid for both conditions and validators . The only difference is that you can specify an additional error message when using a validator.

Prerequisites

Set a predefined field value

Add the post function Update fields to the transition of your choice.

Target issue*

Select current issue.

Fields

Field*

Choose a date field, e.g., Date picker, Planned end date, Planned start date, Due date...etc.
In this example, we will consider due date as our date field.

Value*

Select Set field value manually (parser expression) and enter the following expression with the date of your choice respecting this format.

1970-01-01

Configuration

Jira expression*

Compare the field code of the custom field with the date introduced previously in the Update fields post function as in the following expression.

issue.customfield_10001 != "1970-01-01"

Variations for other fields

Select list (single choice)

issue?.customfield_10044?.value

Number field

issue.customfield_20002 != 10

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Use case details

Function	Jira expression condition Jira expression validator Update fields
Type
Use case description	This is one of the built-in usage examples and simply checks if a Date Picker field contains a value. This use case is valid for both conditions and validators. The only difference is that you can specify an additional error message when using a validator.
Complexity	BEGINNER

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