Structure in Jira: effectors problem

[Jurica Petricevic]

Hi Community,

i am trying to make one business scenario in Structure and for that I use effectors in Structure but there is a problem.

The project ticket should be the sum of all work package

                                      Σ Original Estimate

• Project-1            6w
• Workpackage-1 1w 
• Workpackage-2 2w
• Workpackage-3 3w

In any case, the effector sets the values, but it is wrong.

For 6w as in the example above effector is getting 1w 4d somehow.

Do anyone know why and how to correct this?

The formula i use:

SUM#children { IF(IssueType = "Work Package"; OriginalEstimate) } 

and this one doesnt work to:

WITH ProjectEstimate = SUM#children { IF(IssueType = "Work Package"; OriginalEstimate) } :
JIRA_DURATION(CONCAT(ProjectEstimate / 3600 / 1000; "h"))

and assignment is made via the effector to the jira field OriginalEstimate.

Best regards

Jurica

[David Niro]

Hello @Jurica Petricevic ,

David from ALM Works here.  To @Dave Mathijs 's point, the screenshot you shared shows an Original Estimate (field value) column, which is not the same as ∑Original Estimate (field value & aggregation).

This would indicate 1w 4d is the value set for the Original Estimate field on your Project issue, not an aggregation of the issues below it.  

If I understand correctly, you are saying that this 1w 4d was set via your "bottom-up project estimate" effector.  Is this correct?  If so, could you please share a screenshot of the Effector configuration?

It should look like this:

In my example, I am setting the level to run the effector as "initiative" you would want "project".

Please let me know if this helps.

Best,
David

[Jurica Petricevic]

Hi @David Niro

nice to hear from u guys.

I tried what you said, but I'm getting the same problem.

here I added everything I set up and how I set it up exactly. I still don’t understand why I’m getting the wrong number.

[David Niro]

@Jurica Petricevic ,

Thank you for trying that. 

What version of Structure are you currently using?  You can find it by clicking on the "info" button in the bottom right corner of your structure.

Best,
David

[Jurica Petricevic]

@David Niro 

my version 

Version:
8.0.1
Vendor:
ALM Works
Support:
Supported by vendor
App key:
com.almworks.jira.structure

[David Niro]

@Jurica Petricevic ,

Thank you. 

That is the same version I ran my test on and the Effector worked as expected.  

It will be best to continue the investigation directly with our customer support team.  Please reach out to us via email support@almworks.com or through our customer portal support.almworks.com.

Best Regards,
David

[Jurica Petricevic]

@David Niro

thx for your help. I made a support issue just now. Love to hear some more of u guys.

Best regards

Jurica

[Dave Mathijs]

@Jurica Petricevic , how is the hierarchy of your structure designed? Can you share a screenshot?

Is your Project-1 the project itself or a project issue type?

[Jurica Petricevic]

Hi @Dave Mathijs 

yes, Project-1 is project issue type.

[Dave Mathijs]

Does the built-in ∑ Original Estimate formula not work correctly then?

[Jurica Petricevic]

@Dave Mathijs 

As you can see in the picture, it doesn't work. 6w should be 6w but he is simply miscalculating the time for some reason.

[Dave Mathijs]

Looking at the picture, you're not using the correct built-in formula, it should be ∑ Original Estimate, not Original Estimate.

Does ITPO-3407 have its own Original Estimate filled out (i.e. 1w 4d)?

[Jurica Petricevic]

@Dave Mathijs 

no, the project issue has no value, it will only be entered via Effector, but as I said, the entered value is wrong.

in this case it needs a pure rewriting of values, but even that formula doesn't work exactly.