Custom Field Renderer for External Issue ID

Christopher Par9

I'd like to create a custom field that allows other developers, QA testers, etc. to specify an external issue ID that automatically creates a link that incorporates the field value. We're currently still using a separate bug tracker for our QA team, although we're migrating away from it.

I am only able to select from a limited subset of renderers for a custom field. Is there a way to create a new custom renderer that will let me build a URL based on the field's value as part of the renderer?

grundic

You can develop you own custom field, based on some generic custom field, for example, GenericTextCFType. Then in your view template you can make any links you want. Here how youw view.vm could be:

#if ($value)
  <a href='http://your_inner_tracker?id=$value'>Inner tracker</a>
#end

So, absolutely no Java coding is necesarry.

Hope, it helped.