defineGetter.js

//jobs model (Jobs.js)

define(['can/model/model'], function() {
	var jobs = can.Model.extend({        		

        getJobsList: function(params, success, error) {      	

			return can.ajax({
				type: 'GET',
                url: '/job/All?' + params.queryString,
			})			
			.then(success, error);
		}	
    }, {
        define: {
            _Status: {
                get: function() {              
                	//alert("gets in get for status!");
                    switch(this.attr('status')) {
                        case 1: return 'Unassigned';
                        case 2: return 'Assigned';                       
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    });

    return jobs; 

});



//Jobs controller

define([
    "jquery",
    "can",   
    "app/models/Jobs"   //Jobs model called here
], function($, can, jobs) {

    return can.Control.extend({

        init: function(el, options) { 

            var self = this;

            var scope = this.scope = new (can.Map.extend({}))();             

            queryString = "&jobStatus=1&pageIndex=1&pageSize=10&sortBy=1&sortOrder=desc"; 

            jobs.getJobsList({ queryString: queryString })
            .done(function(response) {
                    if (response.isSuccessful) {

                        if (response.data.length !== 0) {                                                
                            scope.attr('jobslist', response.data);                        
                        }
                    } else {
                        alert("No date returned!");

                    }
            })
            .fail(function(response) {                //alert( "fail / error" ); //Technical errors!
                alert("technical error");
            });

            el.html(can.view("app/pages/landingpage/LandingpageView", scope));            

        }
    });
});


//LandingpageView.stache

{{#each jobslist}} 
   <p>{{jobid}}</p>
   <p>{{jobname}}</p>
   <p>{{_Status}}</p>
{{/each}} 

jobid and jobname gets displayed correctly when the stache is rendered, but not _Status (getting a warning message "WARN: can/view/stache/mustache_core.js: Unable to find key or helper "_Status".