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William Kammersell
(16●1●1) Oct 26 '11, 2:43 p.m.
I'm trying to write a work item customization that uses the state attribute. All of the documentation I have found, such as https://jazz.net/wiki/bin/view/Main/AttributeCustomization#Accessing_an_item_s_Status_attri says to use the value of the attribute WorkItemAttributes.STATE. However, this is always returning null. I've tried other values for getValue(), such as "status", "internalState", "state", and nothing seems to work.

Does anyone have any tips or ideas for what would be causing this not to work? I've been successful with other work item customization scripts, and other attributes, like asking for the ID, do work. Below is some simple example code.

Thanks! 


dojo.provide("org.example.Test");

dojo.require("com.ibm.team.workitem.api.common.WorkItemAttributes");



(function() {

  var WorkItemAttributes = com.ibm.team.workitem.api.common.WorkItemAttributes;    

  

  dojo.declare("org.example.Test", null, {



        getValue: function(attribute, workItem, configuration) {

			var status_value = workItem.getValue( WorkItemAttributes.STATE ); // Always null :(

			var id_value = workItem.getValue( WorkItemAttributes.ID ); // This works!

			

			return status_value;

		}

    });

})();

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Sergio Polastri
(31●1●15●15) Mar 20 '14, 10:33 a.m.
 I also tried this.. but not working:

/*******************************************************************************
 * Licensed Materials - Property of IBM
 * (c) Copyright IBM Corporation 2011. All Rights Reserved.
 *
 * TotalCostScriptedCalculatedValue
 *
 * Note to U.S. Government Users Restricted Rights:  
 * Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule 
 * Contract with IBM Corp. 
 *******************************************************************************/
dojo.provide("com.acme.providers.script.WorkflowStateScriptedCalculatedValue");
dojo.require("com.ibm.team.workitem.api.common.WorkItemAttributes");

/**
 * @see https://jazz.net/wiki/bin/view/Main/AttributeCustomization#Using_scripts_for_attribute_cust
 * @see https://jazz.net/wiki/bin/view/Main/AttributeCustomization#API_Example
 */
(function() {
var doDebug = true;
var scriptname = "WorkflowStateScriptedCalculatedValue";
var WorkItemAttributes = com.ibm.team.workitem.api.common.WorkItemAttributes;

dojo.declare("com.acme.providers.script.WorkflowStateScriptedCalculatedValue", null, {

        getValue: function(attribute, workItem, configuration) {
        debug("Start"); 
       
        var workFlowState = workItem.getValue(WorkItemAttributes.STATE);
        debug("WorkflowState: " + workFlowState);
       
        // Replace <URL> with the resource URL to the image attached to a work item
        if(workFlowState=="com.ibm.team.workitem.taskWorkflow.state.s4") return "1";
        return "2";
 
    function debug(display){    
    if(doDebug){
        console.log(scriptname + " " + display);
    }
    }  
   }
    });
})();

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Ralph Schoon
FORUM ADMINISTRATOR / FORUM MODERATOR / JAZZ DEVELOPER Mar 20 '14, 11:00 a.m.

What does the log show? Is the state also null? Have you copied the script out of the HTML? If you make it

var workFlowState = workItem.getValue(com.ibm.team.workitem.api.common.WorkItemAttributes.STATE);

Does that work?

If we can't get further, I would suggest to open a PMR with support and let them look at your template.

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Sergio Polastri
(31●1●15●15) Mar 20 '14, 12:00 a.m.
 dojo.provide("com.acme.providers.script.StateCondition");
dojo.require("com.ibm.team.workitem.api.common.WorkItemAttributes");

(function() {
var doDebug = true;
var scriptname = "StateCondition";
var WorkItemAttributes = com.ibm.team.workitem.api.common.WorkItemAttributes;
   
   dojo.declare("com.acme.providers.script.StateCondition", null, {

        matches: function(workItem, configuration) {
        if (workItem.isAttributeSet('WorkItemAttributes.STATE')) {var currentState = 

workItem.getValue(WorkItemAttributes.STATE);}
        if(currentState=="com.ibm.team.workitem.taskWorkflow.state.s4"){
        return "OK"; // Nothing to do
        }
      return "";
}
  });
})();

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Sergio Polastri
Mar 20 '14, 12:04 a.m.

still not working...


RTC 4.0.2

any help pls? 

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Sergio Polastri
(31●1●15●15) Mar 19 '14, 11:21 p.m.
 So what is wrong here?

dojo.provide("example.verified.State");
dojo.require("com.ibm.team.workitem.api.common.WorkItemAttributes");
dojo.require("dojo.date.stamp");

(function() {
var WorkItemAttributes = com.ibm.team.workitem.api.common.WorkItemAttributes;
var fromISOString = dojo.date.stamp.fromISOString;
  dojo.declare("example.verified.State", null, {

    getValue: function(attribute, workItem, configuration) {
      var currentState = workItem.getValue(WorkItemAttributes.STATE);
      if (currentState=="4") {
        var currentDate = Date.now();
        return currentDate;
      }
      return "";
    }
  });
})();

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Sergio Polastri
Mar 19 '14, 11:22 p.m.

 sorry for "var fromISOString = dojo.date.stamp.fromISOString;"..... removed

Rob Logie
Mar 19 '14, 11:34 p.m.

 Hi Sergio

When the work item is created for the first time the var currentState = workItem.getValue(WorkItemAttributes.STATE); will throw an exception as the state  does not exist.  You need to use  something like this
"if (workItem.isAttributeSet('WorkItemAttributes.STATE')) {var currentState = workItem.getValue(WorkItemAttributes.STATE);}
to test if the state exists.  Also, I think you need to put a dependency on "status" in the attribute definition so that the code fires whenever the status is changed,

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Ralph Schoon
FORUM ADMINISTRATOR / FORUM MODERATOR / JAZZ DEVELOPER (64.6k●3●36●49) Mar 19 '14, 3:12 a.m.
I have used that feature since 4.0 successfully and if it did not work, it was all my fault.....
You might be missing something in the script, the required, or defining the variable. https://jazz.net/library/article/1093 Lab 5 shows some usage. Maybe you can spot an issue with your script.

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Rob Logie
Mar 19 '14, 5:42 p.m.

Hi Ralph,

Thanks for the response.  Do you have a working example of usage of WorkItemAttributes.STATE that you could post ?

Thanks in advance
- Rob

Rob Logie
Mar 19 '14, 9:55 p.m.

I think I have solved my problem. It is when the state is being set.  The value is not being set until after the work item is saved. Prior to that the vale is not set, so if you try and use it you will get a exception.  You need to use  workItem.isAttributeSet('WorkItemAttributes.STATE') to test if the attribute is set before you try and do anything with it.

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Rob Logie
(338●2●50●41) Mar 18 '14, 10:56 p.m.
 Hi
I am trying to use WorkItemAttributes.STATE on RTC 4.0.2 and I am getting the same problem of nothing being returned.  Does anyone have a work around for this defect yet ?

Thanks in advance

Rob

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Martin Aeschlimann
JAZZ DEVELOPER (91●1) Jan 24 '12, 4:12 a.m.
status always return null. Anyone knows how to fix it?

This looks like a bug, please file a defect against WorkItems. Thanks a lot!

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julius sahat
Oct 04 '13, 5:52 a.m.

 hi all


i have same issue, anyone was solved this issue? 

Ralph Schoon
FORUM ADMINISTRATOR / FORUM MODERATOR / JAZZ DEVELOPER Oct 04 '13, 7:05 a.m.

This should work in 3.x and higher. See  https://jazz.net/library/article/1093 lab 5. 

julius sahat
Oct 07 '13, 12:23 a.m.

 hi Ralph,


im using RTC v.3.0.1.3, is should work?
please advise

THanks

julius sahat
Oct 08 '13, 2:37 a.m.

hi All,


im using RTC v.3.0.1.3, but still cannot get WorkItemAttributes.STATE?
please advise


Thank u

Ralph Schoon
FORUM ADMINISTRATOR / FORUM MODERATOR / JAZZ DEVELOPER Mar 20 '14, 3:39 a.m.

As already mentioned, see  https://jazz.net/library/article/1093 lab 5. The calculated value provider that presents the image in the wiki attribute also deals with the "new" state.

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Desh Sharma
(46●6●9) Jan 12 '12, 2:46 p.m.
status always return null. Anyone knows how to fix it?

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Ralph Schoon
FORUM ADMINISTRATOR / FORUM MODERATOR / JAZZ DEVELOPER (64.6k●3●36●49) Jan 04 '12, 3:09 a.m.
I am trying to write a script to calculate the value of two attribute(integer) and placing in to another attribute(integer), I referred one of article in jazz wiki page, but it is not working for me. Please help me to resolve this issue.

https://jazz.net/wiki/bin/view/Main/AttributeValueProviders#Configuration

dojo.provide(&quot;calval&quot;);

(function() {
dojo.declare(&quot;calval&quot;, null, {

getValue: function(attributeId, workItem, configuration) {
var prva1= (workItem.getValue(String int1));
var prva2= (workItem.getValue(String int2));
var prva3= (workItem.getValue(String int3));
prva3 = (prva1*prva2);
return (prva3);
}

});
})();


Hi,

you need to provide the ID of the attribute in the getValue statement e.g. 


var prva1= &#40;workItem.getValue&#40;&quot;cim.example.value1&quot;&#41;&#41;;


I have been able to successfully access work item attributes in general that way.

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Sachin Nairy
(51●1●13●20) Dec 31 '11, 7:25 a.m.
I am trying to write a script to calculate the value of two attribute(integer) and placing in to another attribute(integer), I referred one of article in jazz wiki page, but it is not working for me. Please help me to resolve this issue.

https://jazz.net/wiki/bin/view/Main/AttributeValueProviders#Configuration

dojo.provide(&quot;calval&quot;);

(function() {
dojo.declare(&quot;calval&quot;, null, {

getValue: function(attributeId, workItem, configuration) {
var prva1= (workItem.getValue(String int1));
var prva2= (workItem.getValue(String int2));
var prva3= (workItem.getValue(String int3));
prva3 = (prva1*prva2);
return (prva3);
}

});
})();

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William Kammersell
(16●1●1) Oct 31 '11, 9:45 a.m.
Two other things I've tried to no avail:
* Adding a &quot;content&quot; attribute to each state. RTC doesn't like this and gives a compilation error that states cannot have content.
* Querying for 'com.ibm.team.workitem.attribute.state' and changing its datatype to 'integer' rather than 'smallString'. RTC doesn't like this as that 'com.ibm.team.workitem.attribute.state' attribute isn't set for the work item (although it's in the process configuration).

Also, perhaps this is a migration issue, as we migrated from RTC 2 to 3.0.1.

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