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add definition for definitional class
author John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
date Tue, 16 May 2023 00:47:27 -0400
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1 .. meta::
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2 :description:
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3 Definitions of terms used in the Roundup Issue Tracker
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4 documentation. Referenced by other documents.
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7 Roundup Glossary
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11 class
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12 a definition of the properties and behaviour of a set of items
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13 classname
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14 the name of a class. It must start with a letter, end with a letter
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15 or "_", and only have alphanumerics and "_" in the middle.
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16 db (or hyperdb)
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17 a collection of items
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18 definitional class
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19 a class that exists to define a descrete set of values. For example
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20 status or priority.
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21 designator
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22 a combined class + itemid reference to any item in the
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23 hyperdb. E.g. issue26. Note that form values can include
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24 something that looks like a designator composed of a classname, a
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25 dash '-', and a number. E.g. file-1. These
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26 are used to create new instances of a class via the web interface.
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27 itemid
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28 a numeric reference to a particular item of one class
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29 item
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30 a collection of data that forms one entry in the hyperdb.
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31 property
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32 one element of data that makes up an item. In Roundup, the set
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33 of item properties may be changed as needed - even after the
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34 tracker has been initialised and used in production.
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35 schema
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36 the definition of all the classes that make up an tracker
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37 tracker
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38 the schema and hyperdb that forms one issue tracker
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39 tracker home
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40 the physical location on disk of a tracker
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43 -----------------
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45 Back to `Table of Contents`_
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47 .. _`Table of Contents`: ../docs.html
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Roundup Issue Tracker: http://roundup-tracker.org/