First complete pass

src/registrar/admin.py

@@ -1649,7 +1649,9 @@ class DomainRequestAdmin(ListHeaderAdmin, ImportExportModelAdmin):
     # Columns
     list_display = [
         "requested_domain",
-        "submission_date",
+        "first_submitted_date",
+        "last_submitted_date",
+        "last_status_update",
         "status",
         "generic_org_type",
         "federal_type",
@@ -1852,7 +1854,7 @@ class DomainRequestAdmin(ListHeaderAdmin, ImportExportModelAdmin):
     # Table ordering
     # NOTE: This impacts the select2 dropdowns (combobox)
     # Currentl, there's only one for requests on DomainInfo
-    ordering = ["-submission_date", "requested_domain__name"]
+    ordering = ["-last_submitted_date", "requested_domain__name"]
 
     change_form_template = "django/admin/domain_request_change_form.html"
 

src/registrar/management/commands/populate_domain_request_dates.py

@@ -2,20 +2,41 @@ import logging
 from django.core.management import BaseCommand
 from registrar.management.commands.utility.terminal_helper import PopulateScriptTemplate, TerminalColors
 from registrar.models import DomainRequest
+from auditlog.models import LogEntry
+from django.core.exceptions import ObjectDoesNotExist
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class Command(BaseCommand, PopulateScriptTemplate):
-    help = "Loops through each valid domain request object and populates the last_status_update and first_submitted_date"
+    help = "Loops through each domain request object and populates the last_status_update and first_submitted_date"
 
     def handle(self, **kwargs):
-        """Loops through each valid DomainRequest object and populates its last_status_update and first_submitted_date values"""
+        """Loops through each DomainRequest object and populates its last_status_update and first_submitted_date values"""
-        self.mass_update_records(DomainRequest, ["last_status_update", "last_submitted_date"])
+        self.mass_update_records(DomainRequest, None, ["last_status_update", "first_submitted_date"])
 
     def update_record(self, record: DomainRequest):
         """Defines how we update the first_submitted_date and last_status_update fields"""
-        record.set_dates()
+        try:
+            # Retrieve and order audit log entries by timestamp in descending order
+            audit_log_entries = LogEntry.objects.filter(object_pk=record.pk).order_by("-timestamp")
+
+            # Loop through logs in descending order to find most recent status change
+            for log_entry in audit_log_entries:
+                if "status" in log_entry.changes:
+                    record.last_status_update = log_entry.timestamp.date()
+                    break
+            
+            # Loop through logs in ascending order to find first submission
+            for log_entry in audit_log_entries.reverse():
+                if log_entry.changes_dict['status'](1) == 'Submitted':
+                    record.first_submitted_date = log_entry.timestamp.date()
+
+        except ObjectDoesNotExist as e:
+            logger.error(f"Object with object_pk {record.pk} does not exist: {e}")
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"An error occurred during update_record: {e}")
+
         logger.info(
             f"{TerminalColors.OKCYAN}Updating {record} => first submitted date: " f"{record.first_submitted_date}{TerminalColors.OKCYAN}, last status update:" f"{record.last_status_update}{TerminalColors.OKCYAN}"
         )

src/registrar/management/commands/utility/terminal_helper.py

@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class PopulateScriptTemplate(ABC):
         You must define update_record before you can use this function.
         """
 
-        records = object_class.objects.filter(**filter_conditions)
+        records = object_class.objects.filter(**filter_conditions) if filter_conditions else object_class.objects.all()
         readable_class_name = self.get_class_name(object_class)
 
         # Code execution will stop here if the user prompts "N"

src/registrar/migrations/0118_add_domainrequest_submission_dates.py

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# Generated by Django 4.2.10 on 2024-08-16 15:28
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ("registrar", "0117_alter_portfolioinvitation_portfolio_additional_permissions_and_more"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.RenameField(
+            model_name="domainrequest",
+            old_name="submission_date",
+            new_name="last_submitted_date",
+        ),
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name="domainrequest",
+            name="last_submitted_date",
+            field=models.DateField(
+                blank=True, default=None, help_text="Date last submitted", null=True, verbose_name="last submitted on"
+            ),
+        ),
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name="domainrequest",
+            name="first_submitted_date",
+            field=models.DateField(
+                blank=True, default=None, help_text="Date initially submitted", null=True, verbose_name="first submitted on"
+            ),
+        ),
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name="domainrequest",
+            name="last_status_update",
+            field=models.DateField(
+                blank=True,
+                default=None,
+                help_text="Date of last status updated",
+                null=True,
+                verbose_name="last updated on",
+            ),
+        ),
+    ]

src/registrar/models/domain_request.py

@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ class DomainRequest(TimeStampedModel):
         null=True,
         blank=True,
         default=None,
-        verbose_name="submitted at",
+        verbose_name="first submitted on",
         help_text="Date initially submitted",
     )
 
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ class DomainRequest(TimeStampedModel):
         null=True,
         blank=True,
         default=None,
-        verbose_name="submitted at",
+        verbose_name="last submitted on",
         help_text="Date last submitted",
     )
 
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ class DomainRequest(TimeStampedModel):
         null=True,
         blank=True,
         default=None,
-        verbose_name="last updated at",
+        verbose_name="last updated on",
         help_text="Date of last status updated",
     )
     notes = models.TextField(
@@ -816,7 +816,8 @@ class DomainRequest(TimeStampedModel):
         DraftDomain = apps.get_model("registrar.DraftDomain")
         if not DraftDomain.string_could_be_domain(self.requested_domain.name):
             raise ValueError("Requested domain is not a valid domain name.")
-        
+
+        # if the domain has not been submitted before this  must be the first time  
         if not self.first_submitted_date:
             self.first_submitted_date = timezone.now().date()