How to add custom fields to 「WBS GanttChart」 with set-totaling functionality

Question

The red box is the content that the user can enter, the green box does not allow the user to edit, and the content is the result of the sub-task set calculation.

I tried custom writing using ScirptRunner's “Behaviours script” but found that it didn't trigger.

I also tried to use ScriptRunner's “Listeners” for control as well as auto-calculation, but I didn't find a way to control the disallowed input in the green box.

Can anyone give me some tips and help?

Thanks!

RUI HAN_8t06q3 · Answer

Hi @Charlotte Santos

Thank you for your answer.

I noticed that the way you provided is to use that custom field in a specific task.

But this way I can't accomplish the set counting functionality. My child task is the same task type as the parent task. My requirement is to add a column similar to the WBS Gantt-chart's own progress rate functionality, But the aggregation is different.

Charlotte Santos · Answer

HI @RUI HAN

Thank you for replying!

If it's a common custom field with no script or calculation behind it, the only possibility that comes to my mind is that this field has a context, and this context is configured to only allow the field to be used in a specific issue type.

To check that, open Jira Administration ⚙️ > Issues > Custom fields > Find the field in the list > Open the menu [...] > Select Configure contexts:

For example, in the image below, the field is configured to only be used in sub-tasks:

This way, WBS would only allow the field in sub-tasks to be editable, but in other issue types the edition would be prohibited.

When you put the mouse over the prohibited icon 🚫, do you see any message? For example, like this:

Let us know of your findings, please!

Kind regards,

Charlotte S. | Support Engineer
Ricksoft Support Team

RUI HAN_8t06q3 · Answer

Thank you for your answer.
The effect I'm trying to achieve is the same column where the parent task is not editable and the child task is editable, where the value of the parent task is the result of the set of child tasks that are counted. It's like a progress rate.
This column is not derived from a third party app, it is a custom field.

I've sent a request to your support team and haven't gotten a response yet, so if I get an answer here, I think it will help more people.

Thanks