new field in version tab panel

[Mizan]

Hi all ,

I need to add a new field ("Actual release date") in the version tab panel . how i can do this ? plz can someone guide me on this ?

thanx .

[Jeremy Largman · Accepted solution]

There's a verstion tab panel module. You'll need to set up your development environment first. Start with the tutorials on developer.atlassian.com.

[Mizan]

Hi Jeremy ,

Using this module will i be able to create a new field in the version tab or there will be a separate new tab ? is there a need to mdoify the database ? there is only one attribute in the database(table:projectversion) for release date when we release the version the release attribute is updated to true.

[Jeremy Largman]

This would make a separate new tab. Look at Answers' versions, for example. You'd be adding a tab along with Summary, Issues, and Popular Issues. Is that what you're looking for, or are you wanting to add a field to the version summary?

You shouldn't modify the database. if you need specific data storage, use actve objects.

Perhaps you'll just need to modify velocity templates. Have a look at the file:

./atlassian-jira/WEB-INF/classes/templates/plugins/jira/projectpanels/versions-panel.vm 

Here are instructions for modifying vm templates. There's a good tip for setting velocity to reload changes automatically, so you can play around quickly:

Deploying Velocity Templates without a Restart

In a development instance, you can play with picking up velocity file changes without a restart.
From <jira-install>/atlassian-jira/WEB-INF/classes/velocity.properties:

1. Change class.resource.loader.cache from true to false
2. Uncomment (remove the # sign from) #velocimacro.library.autoreload=true

[Mizan]

Thanx Jeremy :) i think active objects may help . i will try this . thanx again for this valuable information :)