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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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10 .. glossary::
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11 :sorted:
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13 class
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14 a definition of the properties and behavior of a set of items
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16 classname
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17 the name of a class. It must start with a letter, end with a letter
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18 or "_", and only have alphanumerics and "_" in the middle.
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20 db
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21 database used to store the data in the tracker. Roundup supports
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22 4 databases: dbm (Berkeley DB/BDB), SQLite, PostgreSQL, MySQL/MariaDB.
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24 definitional class
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25 a class that exists to define a discrete set of values. For example
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26 status or priority.
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28 designator
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29 a combined :term:`classname` + :term:`itemid` reference to any item
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30 in the hyperdb. E.g. ``issue26``. Note that form values can include
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31 something that looks like a designator composed of a classname,
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32 a dash '-', and a number. E.g. ``file-1``. These are used to create
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33 new instances of a class via the web interface.
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35 hyperdb
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36 a software layer between the user and the underlying :term:`db`.
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37 It is responsible for mutating the underlying db when the schema
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38 changes. It also executes the detectors when items in the db change.
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40 item
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41 a collection of data that forms one entry in the hyperdb.
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43 itemid
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44 an integer reference to a particular item of one
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45 class. Internally it is stored as a string and not an integer
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46 number. This results in a string not numeric sort by id in some
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47 circumstances.
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49 property
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50 one element of data that makes up an item. In Roundup, the set
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51 of item properties may be changed as needed - even after the
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52 tracker has been initialized and used in production.
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54 schema
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55 the definition of all the classes and properties that make up a
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56 tracker. Contained in the file ``schema.py``. The permissions
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57 for the schema items are usually defined in the same file.
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59 tracker
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60 the schema and hyperdb that forms one issue tracker
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69 Back to `Table of Contents`_
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Roundup Issue Tracker: http://roundup-tracker.org/