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Custom drop down list for Statuses

unknown

I would like to create a custom drop down list that provides users with a particualr status of a work request. We have several pre-defined statuses that a work request will go through from inception until completion.

The status macro isn't very helpful since you have to edit, select a color and add text. so, my thought is to use a table field where I could insert a cool drop down list with button type indicators with preset text. Example: when a work request has been submitted by a customer, the status is, EDS1. When it goes into tech review, it is changed to REVW. wen it goes into construction, it goes into WORK.

So I'd like to be able to change the status, or have a user change the status when necessary. And to add some flash, I'd like to each one have a color coded button of sorts.

Any ideas? I thought the use of buttons would make things easy since there are so many button generators out there.

Accepted answers

Davin Studer

You could create a user macro that has a parameter with a predefined set of values that would then populate a status macro's text and color depending upon which value is selected in the user macro parameter.

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Davin Studer

unknown

As a very new and very green user, is there an easy to follow path to doing this? I've seen a lot of html samples, so my guess is to modify those and then implement them into the macro?

unknown

As a very new and very green user, is there an easy to follow path to doing this? I've seen a lot of html samples, so my guess is to modify those and then implement them into the macro?

Davin Studer

Here is an example of a user macro. These must be created by a system admin.

Macro Name:
work-request-status

Macro Title:
Work Request Status

Macro Body Processing:
No macro body

Template:

## Developed by: Davin Studer
## Date created: 03/19/2014

## @param Status:title=Status|type=enum|required=true|enumValues=EDS1,REVW,WORK|desc=Choose a status.

#if ( $paramStatus == "EDS1" )
    #set ( $color = "Yellow" )
#elseif ( $paramStatus == "REVW" )
    #set ( $color = "Blue" )
#elseif ( $paramStatus == "WORK" )
    #set ( $color = "Green" )
#else
    #set ( $color = "Yellow" )
#end

<ac:macro ac:name="status">
    <ac:parameter ac:name="colour">$color</ac:parameter>
    <ac:parameter ac:name="title">$paramStatus</ac:parameter>
</ac:macro>

unknown

Thank you very much Davin! You've been a big help.

d h

I just came across this post and this is what I did... version 5.8.10.

Log into Confluence as an Admin.

Click on the gear at the top and click on Geneeral Configuration.

In the left menu box, click on User Macros -> Create a New User Macro.

Macro Name:   work-request-status
Visibility: Visible to all users in the Macro Browser
Macro Title: Test Case Status
Description: Test Case Status for reporting.
Categories: Confluence Content
Macro Body Processing:  Unrendered
Template:
## Developed by: Me
## Date created: 2016-04-07

##
 @param Status:title=Status|type=enum|required=true|enumValues=NOT 
STARTED,IN PROGRESS,PASS,FAIL,BLOCKED|desc=Test Case Status.

#if ( $paramStatus == "NOT STARTED" )
#set ( $color = "Grey" )

#elseif ( $paramStatus == "IN PROGRESS" )
#set ( $color = "Yellow" )

#elseif ( $paramStatus == "PASS" )
#set ( $color = "Green" )

#elseif ( $paramStatus == "FAIL" )
#set ( $color = "Red" )

#elseif ( $paramStatus == "BLOCKED" )
#set ( $color = "Red" )

#else
#set ( $color = "Grey" )
#end

<ac:macro ac:name="status">
    <ac:parameter ac:name="colour">$color</ac:parameter>
    <ac:parameter ac:name="title">$paramStatus</ac:parameter>
</ac:macro>

Then save. After saving, you can go create a new page and insert macro.

Andrey Khaneev _StiltSoft_

Handy Status macro (Handy Macros add-on) does exactly what you want.

Florian Zöllner _Communardo_

I'd go with an Marketplace Add-on solution. You could either use the Comala Workflows Add-on for review processes of pages or simple use the Metadata for Confluence Add-on to add custom (e.g. dropdown) fields to pages.

Of cause you can get a filtered list of all pages with xyz-status with both tools.

Jennifer Iwata

I've used this in the past and it's worked, but I'm on a new instance and getting this error: "Error occurred rendering template content"

Any thoughts on how to resolve the error?

Davin Studer

If you used the above code as-is from "d h" then that is why. When Atlassian migrated their content off the old Answers site to this new site almost all of the code snippets got borked. You need to replace < with < and > with >.

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