Attribute Types & Their Characteristics

There are several predefined types of attributes.

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Standard Attributes

Text

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Description: A text field is an input that allows a user to write or edit text. Single-line, unlimited characters.

Sorting: alphabetically

Filtering:

  • is equal to

  • is not equal to

  • starts with

  • contains

  • does not contain

  • ends with

  • is null

Long Text

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Description: A text field is an input that allows a user to write or edit text. Multi-line, unlimited characters.

Sorting: alphabetically

Filtering:

  • is equal to

  • is not equal to

  • starts with

  • contains

  • does not contain

  • ends with

  • is null

Email

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Description: An attribute to store the email address. Contains standard validation of the email address.

Sorting: alphabetically

Filtering:

  • is equal to

  • is not equal to

  • starts with

  • contains

  • does not contain

  • ends with

  • is null

Number

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Description: An attribute to store a number –  integer/float, positive/negative.

Sorting: numerically

Filtering:

  • greater then

  • greater than or equal to

  • is equal to

  • less than

  • less than or equal to

  • is null

Date

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Description: An attribute to select a date from the calendar.

Sorting: by absolute time

Filtering:

  • is equal to

  • is not equal to

  • is after or equal to

  • is after

  • is before or equal to

  • is before

  • in range

  • is null

  • is not null

URL

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Description: An attribute to input a link to a website. Clickable, URL format validation (http://sitename.domain OR https://sitename.domain)

Sorting: alphabetically

Filtering: 

  • is equal to

  • is not equal to

  • starts with

  • contains

  • does not contain

  • ends with

  • is null

User

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Description: An attribute to select one or more Jira users.

Sorting: n/a

Filtering: as a select-list (via OR)

The attribute behavior considers the global permission 'Browse users and groups'.

Group

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Description: An attribute to select one or more Jira groups.

Sorting: n/a

Filtering: as a select-list (via OR)

The attribute behavior considers the global permission 'Browse users and groups'.

References

The following are the attributes that allow a user to link an entry or to display the particular 'external' objects links in read-only mode.

Directory

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Description: Gives users the ability to make multiple selections from a number of options (entries of the particular directory). Read more: Interlink Universal Directories Objects

Sorting: n/a

Filtering: as a select-list (via OR)

Linked Directory Entries

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Description: Displays directory entries linked to the current entry via Directory attribute(s). Read more: Interlink Universal Directories Objects

Sorting: n/a

Filtering: as a select-list (via OR)

Linked Issues

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Description: A read-only attribute that displays issues linked to the current entry via Universal Directories Select custom field(s). Read more: Link Issues And Universal Directories Objects

Sorting: n/a

Filtering: as a select-list (via OR)