annotate doc/user_guide.txt @ 5173:4f99aad7e8e8

Store template name with saved query When storing user-defined queries we now store the template with the query if the template name is different from 'index'. This allows stored queries for templates different from the default 'index' template.
author Ralf Schlatterbeck <rsc@runtux.com>
date Fri, 09 Dec 2016 09:49:25 +0100
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1 ==========
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2 User Guide
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3 ==========
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5 .. contents::
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6 :local:
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9 This document will refer to *issues* as the primary store of
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10 information in the tracker. This is the default of the classic template,
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11 but may vary in any given installation.
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14 Your Tracker in a Nutshell
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15 ==========================
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17 Your tracker holds information about issues in bundles we call *items*.
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18 An item may be an *issue* (a bug or feature request) or a *user*. The
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19 issue-ness or user-ness is called the item's *class*. So, for bug
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20 reports and features, the class is "issue", and for users the class is
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21 "user".
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23 Each item in the tracker has an ID number that identifies it along with
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24 its item class. To identify a particular issue or user, we combine the
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25 class with the number to create a unique label, so that user 1 (who,
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26 incidentally, is *always* the "admin" user) is referred to as "user1".
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27 Issue number 315 is referred to as "issue315". We call that label the
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28 item's *designator*.
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30 Items in the database are never deleted, they're just "retired". You
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31 can still refer to them by ID - hence removing an item won't break
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32 references to the item. It's just that the item won't appear in any
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33 listings.
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36 Accessing the Tracker
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37 ---------------------
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39 You may access your tracker through one of three ways:
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41 1. through the `web interface`_,
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42 2. through the `e-mail gateway`_, or
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43 3. using the `command line tool`_.
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45 The last is usually only used by administrators. Most users will use the
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46 web and e-mail interfaces. All three are explained below.
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49 Issue life cycles in Roundup
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50 ----------------------------
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52 New issues may be submitted via the web or e-mail.
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54 By default, the issue will have the status "unread". If another message
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55 is received for the issue, its status will change to "chatting".
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57 The "home" page for a tracker will generally display all issues which
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58 are not "resolved".
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60 If an issue is closed, and a new message is received then it'll be
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61 reopened to the state of "chatting".
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63 The full set of **prority** and **status** values are:
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65 =========== =====================================
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66 Priority Description
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67 =========== =====================================
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68 "critical" panic: work is stopped!
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69 "urgent" important, but not deadly
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70 "bug" lost work or incorrect results
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71 "feature" want missing functionality
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72 "wish" avoidable bugs, missing conveniences
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73 =========== =====================================
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75 ============= =====================================
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76 Status Description
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77 ============= =====================================
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78 "unread" submitted but no action yet
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79 "deferred" intentionally set aside
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80 "chatting" under review or seeking clarification
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81 "need-eg" need a reproducible example of a bug
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82 "in-progress" understood; development in progress
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85 "resolved" fix has been released
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86 ============= =====================================
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89 .. _query-tracker:
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91 Entering values in your Tracker
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92 -------------------------------
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94 All interfaces to your tracker use the same format for entering values.
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95 This means the web interface for entering a new issue, the web interface
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96 for searching issues, the e-mail interface and even the command-line
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97 administration tool.
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100 String and Numeric properties
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101 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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102
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103 These fields just take a simple text value, like ``It's broken``.
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106 Boolean properties
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107 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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109 These fields take a value which indicates "yes"/"no", "true"/"false",
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110 "1"/"0" or "on"/"off".
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113 Constrained (link and multilink) properties
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114 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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116 Fields like "Assigned To" and "Keywords" hold references to items in other
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117 classes ("user" and "keyword" in those two cases.)
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119 Sometimes, the selection is done through a menu, like in the "Assigned
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120 To" field.
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122 Where the input is not a simple menu selection, we use a comma-separated
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123 list of values to indicated which values of "user" or "keyword" are
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124 interesting. The values may be either numeric ids or the names of items.
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125 The special value "-1" may be used to match items where the property is
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126 not set. For example, the following searches on the issues:
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128 ``assignedto=richard,george``
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129 match issues which are assigned to richard or george.
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130 ``assignedto=-1``
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131 match issues that are not assigned to a user.
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132 ``assignedto=2,3,40``
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133 match issues that are assigned to users 2, 3 or 40.
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134 ``keyword=user interface``
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135 match issues with the keyword "user interface" in their keyword list
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136 ``keyword=web interface,e-mail interface``
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137 match issues with the keyword "web interface" or "e-mail interface" in
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138 their keyword list
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139 ``keyword=-1``
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140 match issues with no keywords set
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143 Date properties
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144 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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146 Date-and-time stamps are specified with the date in
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147 international standard format (``yyyy-mm-dd``) joined to the time
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148 (``hh:mm:ss``) by a period ``.``. Dates in this form can be easily
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149 compared and are fairly readable when printed. An example of a valid
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151 format". When Timestamp objects are printed as strings, they appear in
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152 the full date format.
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154 For user input, some partial forms are also permitted: the whole time or
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155 just the seconds may be omitted; and the whole date may be omitted or
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156 just the year may be omitted. If the time is given, the time is
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157 interpreted in the user's local time zone. The Date constructor takes
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158 care of these conversions. In the following examples, suppose that
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159 ``yyyy`` is the current year, ``mm`` is the current month, and ``dd`` is
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160 the current day of the month.
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162 - "2000-04-17" means <Date 2000-04-17.00:00:00>
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163 - "01-25" means <Date yyyy-01-25.00:00:00>
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164 - "2000-04-17.03:45" means <Date 2000-04-17.08:45:00>
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165 - "08-13.22:13" means <Date yyyy-08-14.03:13:00>
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166 - "11-07.09:32:43" means <Date yyyy-11-07.14:32:43>
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168 - "8:47:11" means <Date yyyy-mm-dd.13:47:11>
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169 - the special date "." means "right now"
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172 When searching, a plain date entered as a search field will match that date
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173 exactly in the database. We may also accept ranges of dates. You can
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174 specify range of dates in one of two formats:
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178 [From <value>][To <value>]
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180 Keywords "From" and "To" are case insensitive. Keyword "From" is
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181 optional.
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185 [<value>];[<value>]
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187 Either first or second ``<value>`` can be omitted in both syntaxes.
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189 For example, if you enter string "from 9:00" to "Creation date" field,
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190 roundup will find all issues, that were created today since 9 AM.
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192 The ``<value>`` may also be an interval, as described in the next section.
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193 Searching of "-2m; -1m" on activity field gives you issues which were
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194 active between period of time since 2 months up-till month ago.
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198 - "from 2-12 to 4-2" means
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199 <Range from 2003-02-12.00:00:00 to 2003-04-02.00:00:00>
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200 - "FROM 18:00 TO +2m" means
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201 <Range from 2003-03-08.18:00:00 to 2003-05-08.20:07:48>
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202 - "12:00;" means
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203 <Range from 2003-03-08.12:00:00 to None>
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204 - "tO +3d" means
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205 <Range from None to 2003-03-11.20:07:48>
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206 - "2002-11-10; 2002-12-12" means
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207 <Range from 2002-11-10.00:00:00 to 2002-12-12.00:00:00>
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208 - "; 20:00 +1d" means
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209 <Range from None to 2003-03-09.20:00:00>
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210 - "2003" means
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211 <Range from 2003-01-01.00:00:00 to 2003-12-31.23:59:59>
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212 - "2003-04" means
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213 <Range from 2003-04-01.00:00:00 to 2003-04-30.23:59:59>
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216 Interval properties
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217 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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219 Date intervals are specified using the suffixes "y", "m", and "d". The
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220 suffix "w" (for "week") means 7 days. Time intervals are specified in
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221 hh:mm:ss format (the seconds may be omitted, but the hours and minutes
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222 may not).
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224 - "3y" means three years
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225 - "2y 1m" means two years and one month
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226 - "1m 25d" means one month and 25 days
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227 - "2w 3d" means two weeks and three days
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228 - "1d 2:50" means one day, two hours, and 50 minutes
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229 - "14:00" means 14 hours
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230 - "0:04:33" means four minutes and 33 seconds
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233 Simple support for collision detection
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234 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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236 Item edit pages remember when the item was last edited. When a form is
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237 submitted, the user will be informed if someone else has edited the item
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238 at the same time they tried to.
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241 Web Interface
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242 =============
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246 Your site may have a slightly (or very) different look, but the
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247 functionality will be very similar, and the concepts still hold.
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249 The web interface is broken up into the following parts:
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251 1. `lists of items`_,
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252 2. `display, edit or entry of an item`_, and
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253 3. `searching page`_.
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256 Lists of Items
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257 --------------
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259 The first thing you'll see when you log into Roundup will be a list of
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260 open (ie. not resolved) issues. This list has been generated by a bunch
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261 of controls `under the covers`_ but for now, you can see something like:
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263 .. image:: images/index_logged_out.png
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265 The screen is divided up into three sections. There's a title which tells
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266 you where you are, a sidebar which contains useful navigation tools and a
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267 body which usually displays either a list of items or a single item from
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268 the tracker.
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270 You may either register or log in. Registration takes you to:
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272 .. image:: images/registration.png
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274 Once you're logged in, the sidebar changes to:
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278 You can now get to your "My Details" page:
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283 Display, edit or entry of an item
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287 will take you to:
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291 Editing an issue uses the same form, though now you'll see attached files
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292 and messages, and the issue history at the bottom of the page:
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297 Searching Page
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300 See `entering values in your tracker`_ for an explanation of what you
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301 may type into the search form.
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304 Saving queries
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305 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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307 You may save queries in the tracker by giving the query a name. Each user
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308 may only have one query with a given name - if a subsequent search is
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309 performed with the same query name supplied, then it will edit the
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310 existing query of the same name.
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312 Queries may be marked as "private". These queries are only visible to the
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313 user that created them. If they're not marked "private" then all other
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314 users may include the query in their list of "Your Queries". Marking it as
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315 private at a later date does not affect users already using the query, nor
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316 does deleting the query.
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318 If a user subsequently creates or edits a public query, a new personal
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319 version of that query is made, with the same editing rules as described
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320 above.
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323 Under the covers
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324 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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326 The searching page converts your selections into the following
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327 arguments:
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328
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329 ============ =============================================================
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330 Argument Description
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331 ============ =============================================================
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332 @sort sort by prop name, optionally preceeded with '-' to give
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333 descending or nothing for ascending sorting. The sort
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334 argument can have several props separated with comma.
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335 @group group by prop name, optionally preceeded with '-' or to sort
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336 in descending or nothing for ascending order. The group
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337 argument can have several props separated with comma.
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338 @columns selects the columns that should be displayed. Default is
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339 all.
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340 @filter indicates which properties are being used in filtering.
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341 Default is none.
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342 propname selects the values the item properties given by propname must
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343 have (very basic search/filter).
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344 @search_text performs a full-text search (message bodies, issue titles,
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345 etc)
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346 ============ =============================================================
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348 You may manually write URLS that contain these arguments, like so
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349 (whitespace has been added for clarity)::
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351 /issue?status=unread,in-progress,resolved&
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352 keyword=security,ui&
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353 @group=priority,-status&
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354 @sort=-activity&
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355 @filters=status,keyword&
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356 @columns=title,status,fixer
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359 Access Controls
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360 ---------------
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362 User access is controlled through Permissions. These are are grouped
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364 them.
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366 Permissions divide access controls up into answering questions like:
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368 - may the user edit issues ("Edit", "issue")
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369 - is the user allowed to use the web interface ("Web Access")
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370 - may the user edit other user's Roles through the web ("Web Roles")
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372 Any number of new Permissions and Roles may be created as described in
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373 the customisation documentation. Examples of new access controls are:
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375 - only managers may sign off issues as complete
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376 - don't give users who register through e-mail web access
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377 - let some users edit the details of all users
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380 E-Mail Gateway
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381 ==============
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382
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383 Roundup trackers may be used to facilitate e-mail conversations around
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384 issues. The "nosy" list attached to each issue indicates the users who
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385 should receive e-mail when messages are added to the issue.
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386
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387 When e-mail comes into a tracker that identifies an issue in the subject
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388 line, the content of the e-mail is attached to the issue.
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390 You may even create new issues from e-mail messages.
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392 E-mail sent to a tracker is examined for several pieces of information:
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394 1. `subject-line information`_ identifying the purpose of the e-mail
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395 2. `sender identification`_ using the sender of the message
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396 3. `e-mail message content`_ which is to be extracted
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397 4. e-mail attachments which should be associated with the message
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400 Subject-line information
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401 ------------------------
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403 The subject line of the incoming message is examined to find one of:
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405 1. a case insentive ``help``,
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406 2. a match for ``-- key <OneTimeKey>``,
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407 3. the item that the message is responding to,
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408 4. the type of item the message should create, or
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409 5. we default the item class and try some trickiness.
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411 If the subject is ``help`` (case insensitive), the gateway responds
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412 with an explaination of the interface.
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414 If a one-time key is found, we're processing an in-progress
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415 registration confirmation.
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417 If the subject line contains a prefix in ``[square brackets]`` then
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418 we're looking at case 3 or 4 above. Any "re:" or "fwd:" prefixes are
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419 stripped off the subject line before we start looking for real
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420 information.
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422 If an item designator (class name and id number, for example
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423 ``issue123``) is found there, a new "msg" item is added to the
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424 "messages" property for that item, and any new "file" items are added to
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425 the "files" property for the item.
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427 If just an item class name is found there, we attempt to create a new
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428 item of that class with its "messages" property initialized to contain
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429 the new "msg" item and its "files" property initialized to contain any
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430 new "file" items.
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432 The fifth case above - where no ``[information]`` is provided, the
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433 tracker's ``MAIL_DEFAULT_CLASS`` configuration variable defines what
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434 class of item the message relates to. We try to match the subject line
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435 to an existing item of the default class, and if there's a match, the
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436 message is related to that matched item. If not, then a new item of the
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437 default class is created.
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440 Setting Properties
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441 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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442
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443 The e-mail interface also provides a simple way to set properties on
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444 items. At the end of the subject line, propname=value pairs can be
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445 specified in square brackets, using the same conventions as for the
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446 roundup set shell command.
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447
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448 For example,
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449
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450 - setting the priority of an issue::
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451
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452 Subject: Re: [issue2] the coffee machine is broken! [priority=urgent]
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453
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454 - adding yourself to a nosy list::
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455
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456 Subject: Re: [issue2] we're out of widgets [nosy=+richard]
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457
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458 - setting the nosy list to just you and cliff::
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459
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460 Subject: Re: [issue2] we're out of widgets [nosy=richard,cliff]
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461
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462 - removing yourself from a nosy list and setting the priority::
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463
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464 Subject: Re: [issue2] we're out of widgets [nosy=-richard;priority=bug]
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465
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466 In all cases, the message relates to issue 2. The ``Re:`` prefix is
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467 stripped off.
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469
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470 Automatic Properties
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471 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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472
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473 **status of new issues**
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474 When a new message is received that is not identified as being related
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475 to an existing issue, it creates a new issue. The status of the new
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476 issue is defaulted to "unread".
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477
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478 **reopening of resolved issues**
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479 When a message is is received for a resolved issue, the issue status is
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480 automatically reset to "chatting" to indicate new information has been
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481 received.
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482
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483
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484 Sender identification
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485 ---------------------
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486
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487 If the sender of an e-mail is unknown to Roundup (looking up both user
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488 primary e-mail addresses and their alternate addresses) then a new user
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489 may be created, depending on tracker configuration (see the `Admin
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490 Guide`_ section "Users and Security" for configuration details.)
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491
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492 .. _`Admin Guide`: admin_guide.html
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493
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494 The new user will have their username set to the "user" part of
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495 "user@domain" in their e-mail address. Their password will be
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496 completely randomised, and they'll have to visit the web interface to
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497 have it changed. Some sites don't allow web access by users who register
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498 via e-mail like this.
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499
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500
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501 E-Mail Message Content
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502 ----------------------
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503
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504 Roundup only associates plain text (MIME type ``text/plain``) as
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505 messages for items. Any other parts of a message are associated as
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506 downloadable files. If no plain text part is found, the message is
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507 rejected.
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508
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509 To do this, incoming messages are examined for multiple parts:
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510
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511 * In a multipart/mixed message or part, each subpart is extracted and
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512 examined. The text/plain subparts are assembled to form the textual
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513 body of the message, to be stored in the file associated with a "msg"
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514 class item. Any parts of other types are each stored in separate files
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515 and given "file" class items that are linked to the "msg" item.
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516 * In a multipart/alternative message or part, we look for a text/plain
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517 subpart and ignore the other parts.
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518
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519 If the message is a response to a previous message, and contains quoted
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520 sections, then these will be stripped out of the message if the
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521 ``EMAIL_KEEP_QUOTED_TEXT`` configuration variable is set to ``'no'``.
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522
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523 Message summary
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524 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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525
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526 The "summary" property on message items is taken from the first
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527 non-quoting section in the message body. The message body is divided
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528 into sections by blank lines. Sections where the second and all
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529 subsequent lines begin with a ">" or "|" character are considered
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530 "quoting sections". The first line of the first non-quoting section
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531 becomes the summary of the message.
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533
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534 Address handling
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535 ----------------
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536
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537 All of the addresses in the ``To:`` and ``Cc:`` headers of the incoming
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538 message are looked up among the tracker users, and the corresponding
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539 users are placed in the "recipients" property on the new "msg" item. The
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540 address in the ``From:`` header similarly determines the "author"
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541 property of the new "msg" item. The default handling for addresses that
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542 don't have corresponding users is to create new users with no passwords
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543 and a username equal to the address.
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544
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545 The addresses mentioned in the ``To:``, ``From:`` and ``Cc:`` headers of
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546 the message may be added to the `nosy list`_ depending on:
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547
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548 ``ADD_AUTHOR_TO_NOSY``
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549 Does the author of a message get placed on the nosy list automatically?
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550 If 'new' is used, then the author will only be added when a message
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551 creates a new issue. If 'yes', then the author will be added on
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552 followups too. If 'no', they're never added to the nosy.
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553
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554 ``ADD_RECIPIENTS_TO_NOSY``
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555 Do the recipients (To:, Cc:) of a message get placed on the nosy list?
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556 If 'new' is used, then the recipients will only be added when a message
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557 creates a new issue. If 'yes', then the recipients will be added on
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558 followups too. If 'no', they're never added to the nosy.
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parents: 753
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559
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560 Some organisations might prefer to have someone moderate emails before
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561 they are delivered into Roundup. Those might want to set the
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562 configuration option ``EMAIL_KEEP_REAL_FROM`` to ``'yes'`` to avoid
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563 having the moderators address appearing as the creator of issues.
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564
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565 Nosy List
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566 ~~~~~~~~~
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567
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568 Roundup watches for additions to the "messages" property of items.
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569
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570 When a new message is added, it is sent to all the users on the "nosy"
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571 list for the item that are not already on the "recipients" list of the
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572 message. Those users are then appended to the "recipients" property on
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573 the message, so multiple copies of a message are never sent to the same
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574 user. The journal recorded by the hyperdatabase on the "recipients"
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575 property then provides a log of when the message was sent to whom.
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576
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577 If the author of the message is also in the nosy list for the item that
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578 the message is attached to, then the config var ``MESSAGES_TO_AUTHOR``
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579 is queried to determine if they get a nosy list copy of the message too.
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581
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582 Mail gateway script command line
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583 --------------------------------
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584
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585 Usage::
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586
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587 roundup-mailgw [[-C class] -S field=value]* <instance home> [method]
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588
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589 The roundup mail gateway may be called in one of three ways:
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590
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591 - with an instance home as the only argument,
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592 - with both an instance home and a mail spool file, or
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593 - with both an instance home and a pop server account.
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594
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595 It also supports optional -C and -S arguments that allows you to set a
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596 fields for a class created by the roundup-mailgw. The default class if
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597 not specified is msg, but the other classes: issue, file, user can also
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598 be used. The -S or --set options uses the same
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599 property=value[;property=value] notation accepted by the command line
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600 roundup command or the commands that can be given on the Subject line of
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601 an e-mail message.
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602
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603 It can let you set the type of the message on a per e-mail address basis.
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604
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605 PIPE:
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606 In the first case, the mail gateway reads a single message from the
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607 standard input and submits the message to the roundup.mailgw module.
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608
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609 UNIX mailbox:
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610 In the second case, the gateway reads all messages from the mail spool
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611 file and submits each in turn to the roundup.mailgw module. The file is
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612 emptied once all messages have been successfully handled. The file is
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613 specified as::
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614
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615 mailbox /path/to/mailbox
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616
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617 POP:
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618 In the third case, the gateway reads all messages from the POP server
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619 specified and submits each in turn to the roundup.mailgw module. The
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620 server is specified as::
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621
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622 pop username:password@server
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623
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624 The username and password may be omitted::
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625
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626 pop username@server
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627 pop server
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628
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629 are both valid. The username and/or password will be prompted for if
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630 not supplied on the command-line.
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631
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632 POPS:
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633 Connect to a POP server over ssl. This requires python 2.4 or later.
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634 This supports the same notation as POP::
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635
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636 pops username:password@server
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637
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638 APOP:
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639 Same as POP, but using Authenticated POP::
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640
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641 apop username:password@server
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642
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643 IMAP:
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644 Connect to an IMAP server. This supports the same notation as that of
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645 POP mail::
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646
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647 imap username:password@server
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648
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649 It also allows you to specify a specific mailbox other than INBOX using
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650 this format::
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651
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652 imap username:password@server mailbox
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653
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654 IMAPS:
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655 Connect to an IMAP server over ssl.
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656 This supports the same notation as IMAP::
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657
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658 imaps username:password@server [mailbox]
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659
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660 IMAPS_CRAM:
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661 Connect to an IMAP server over ssl using CRAM-MD5 authentication.
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662 This supports the same notation as IMAP::
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663
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664 imaps_cram username:password@server [mailbox]
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665
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666 Command Line Tool
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667 =================
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668
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669 The basic usage is::
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670
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671 Usage: roundup-admin [options] [<command> <arguments>]
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672
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673 Options:
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674 -i instance home -- specify the issue tracker "home directory" to administer
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675 -u -- the user[:password] to use for commands
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676 -d -- print full designators not just class id numbers
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677 -c -- when outputting lists of data, comma-separate them.
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678 Same as '-S ","'.
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679 -S <string> -- when outputting lists of data, string-separate them
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680 -s -- when outputting lists of data, space-separate them.
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681 Same as '-S " "'.
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682
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683 Only one of -s, -c or -S can be specified.
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684
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685 Help:
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686 roundup-admin -h
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687 roundup-admin help -- this help
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688 roundup-admin help <command> -- command-specific help
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689 roundup-admin help all -- all available help
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690
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691 Commands:
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692 commit
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693 create classname property=value ...
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694 display designator[,designator]*
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695 export [class[,class]] export_dir
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696 find classname propname=value ...
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697 get property designator[,designator]*
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698 help topic
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699 history designator
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700 import import_dir
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701 initialise [adminpw]
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702 install [template [backend [admin password]]]
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703 list classname [property]
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704 pack period | date
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705 reindex
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706 retire designator[,designator]*
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707 rollback
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708 security [Role name]
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709 set items property=value property=value ...
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710 specification classname
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711 table classname [property[,property]*]
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712 Commands may be abbreviated as long as the abbreviation matches only one
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713 command, e.g. l == li == lis == list.
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716 All commands (except help) require a tracker specifier. This is just the
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717 path to the roundup tracker you're working with. A roundup tracker is
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718 where roundup keeps the database and configuration file that defines an
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719 issue tracker. It may be thought of as the issue tracker's "home
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720 directory". It may be specified in the environment variable
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721 ``TRACKER_HOME`` or on the command line as "``-i tracker``".
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723 A designator is a classname and an itemid concatenated, eg. bug1,
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724 user10, ... Property values are represented as strings in command
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725 arguments and in the printed results:
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727 - Strings are, well, strings.
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728 - Password values will display as their encoded value.
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729 - Date values are printed in the full date format in the local time
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730 zone, and accepted in the full format or any of the partial formats
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731 explained below.::
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733 Input of... Means...
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734 "2000-04-17.03:45" 2000-04-17.03:45:00
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735 "2000-04-17" 2000-04-17.00:00:00
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736 "01-25" yyyy-01-25.00:00:00
2028
1883dfd4fd77 Times in 'Date Value' examples were all out by 5 hours.
Cameron Blackwood <drkorg@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1844
diff changeset
737 "08-13.22:13" yyyy-08-13.22:13:00
1883dfd4fd77 Times in 'Date Value' examples were all out by 5 hours.
Cameron Blackwood <drkorg@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1844
diff changeset
738 "11-07.09:32:43" yyyy-11-07.09:32:43
1883dfd4fd77 Times in 'Date Value' examples were all out by 5 hours.
Cameron Blackwood <drkorg@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1844
diff changeset
739 "14:25" yyyy-mm-dd.14:25:00
1883dfd4fd77 Times in 'Date Value' examples were all out by 5 hours.
Cameron Blackwood <drkorg@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1844
diff changeset
740 "8:47:11" yyyy-mm-dd.08:47:11
1599
cc96bf971b33 extended date syntax to make range searches even more useful
Andrey Lebedev <kedder@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1596
diff changeset
741 "2003" 2003-01-01.00:00:00
cc96bf971b33 extended date syntax to make range searches even more useful
Andrey Lebedev <kedder@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1596
diff changeset
742 "2003-04" 2003-04-01.00:00:00
659
e429649ed124 More documentation cleanups.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents:
diff changeset
743 "." "right now"
e429649ed124 More documentation cleanups.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents:
diff changeset
744
1661
b9c1226cb600 Reflowed text to 72 cols...
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1615
diff changeset
745 - Link values are printed as item designators. When given as an
b9c1226cb600 Reflowed text to 72 cols...
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1615
diff changeset
746 argument, item designators and key strings are both accepted.
1089
43ab730ee194 instance -> tracker, node -> item
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 881
diff changeset
747 - Multilink values are printed as lists of item designators joined by
1661
b9c1226cb600 Reflowed text to 72 cols...
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1615
diff changeset
748 commas. When given as an argument, item designators and key strings
b9c1226cb600 Reflowed text to 72 cols...
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1615
diff changeset
749 are both accepted; an empty string, a single item, or a list of items
b9c1226cb600 Reflowed text to 72 cols...
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1615
diff changeset
750 joined by commas is accepted.
659
e429649ed124 More documentation cleanups.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents:
diff changeset
751
1098
c5819344714c more doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1089
diff changeset
752 When multiple items are specified to the roundup get or roundup set
1661
b9c1226cb600 Reflowed text to 72 cols...
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1615
diff changeset
753 commands, the specified properties are retrieved or set on all the
b9c1226cb600 Reflowed text to 72 cols...
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1615
diff changeset
754 listed items. When multiple results are returned by the roundup get or
b9c1226cb600 Reflowed text to 72 cols...
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1615
diff changeset
755 roundup find commands, they are printed one per line (default) or joined
b9c1226cb600 Reflowed text to 72 cols...
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1615
diff changeset
756 by commas (with the "``-c``" option).
659
e429649ed124 More documentation cleanups.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents:
diff changeset
757
1661
b9c1226cb600 Reflowed text to 72 cols...
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1615
diff changeset
758 Where the command changes data, a login name/password is required. The
b9c1226cb600 Reflowed text to 72 cols...
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1615
diff changeset
759 login may be specified as either "``name``" or "``name:password``".
659
e429649ed124 More documentation cleanups.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents:
diff changeset
760
e429649ed124 More documentation cleanups.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents:
diff changeset
761 - ``ROUNDUP_LOGIN`` environment variable
e429649ed124 More documentation cleanups.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents:
diff changeset
762 - the "``-u``" command-line option
e429649ed124 More documentation cleanups.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents:
diff changeset
763
1661
b9c1226cb600 Reflowed text to 72 cols...
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1615
diff changeset
764 If either the name or password is not supplied, they are obtained from
b9c1226cb600 Reflowed text to 72 cols...
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1615
diff changeset
765 the command-line.
b9c1226cb600 Reflowed text to 72 cols...
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1615
diff changeset
766
4792
1a0cf0345465 issue2550789 document how to initialize a tracker without exposing the admin password
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 4650
diff changeset
767 When you initialise a new tracker instance you are prompted for the
1a0cf0345465 issue2550789 document how to initialize a tracker without exposing the admin password
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 4650
diff changeset
768 admin password. If you want to initialise a tracker non-interactively
1a0cf0345465 issue2550789 document how to initialize a tracker without exposing the admin password
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 4650
diff changeset
769 you can put the initialise command and password on the commnd
1a0cf0345465 issue2550789 document how to initialize a tracker without exposing the admin password
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 4650
diff changeset
770 line. But this allows others on the host to see the password (using
1a0cf0345465 issue2550789 document how to initialize a tracker without exposing the admin password
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 4650
diff changeset
771 the ps command). To initialise a tracker non-interactively without
1a0cf0345465 issue2550789 document how to initialize a tracker without exposing the admin password
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 4650
diff changeset
772 exposing the password, create a file (e.g init_tracker) set to mode
1a0cf0345465 issue2550789 document how to initialize a tracker without exposing the admin password
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 4650
diff changeset
773 600 (so only the owner can read it) with the contents:
1a0cf0345465 issue2550789 document how to initialize a tracker without exposing the admin password
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 4650
diff changeset
774
1a0cf0345465 issue2550789 document how to initialize a tracker without exposing the admin password
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 4650
diff changeset
775 initialise admin_password
1a0cf0345465 issue2550789 document how to initialize a tracker without exposing the admin password
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 4650
diff changeset
776
1a0cf0345465 issue2550789 document how to initialize a tracker without exposing the admin password
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 4650
diff changeset
777 and feed it to roundup-admin on standard input. E.G.
1a0cf0345465 issue2550789 document how to initialize a tracker without exposing the admin password
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 4650
diff changeset
778
1a0cf0345465 issue2550789 document how to initialize a tracker without exposing the admin password
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 4650
diff changeset
779 cat init_tracker | roundup-admin -i tracker_dir
1a0cf0345465 issue2550789 document how to initialize a tracker without exposing the admin password
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 4650
diff changeset
780
1a0cf0345465 issue2550789 document how to initialize a tracker without exposing the admin password
John Rouillard <rouilj@ieee.org>
parents: 4650
diff changeset
781 (for more details see http://issues.roundup-tracker.org/issue2550789.)
659
e429649ed124 More documentation cleanups.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents:
diff changeset
782
1566
053065585406 added command-line functionality for roundup-adming (feature [SF#687664])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1560
diff changeset
783 Using with the shell
1588
1ac46e7e4150 more doc work - new improved overview doc
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1575
diff changeset
784 --------------------
659
e429649ed124 More documentation cleanups.
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents:
diff changeset
785
3754
9f4dd27ae843 documentation cleanup from Luke Ross (patch [SF#1594860])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3696
diff changeset
786 With version 0.6.0 or newer of roundup (which introduced support for
9f4dd27ae843 documentation cleanup from Luke Ross (patch [SF#1594860])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 3696
diff changeset
787 multiple designators to display and the -d, -S and -s flags):
1566
053065585406 added command-line functionality for roundup-adming (feature [SF#687664])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1560
diff changeset
788
1661
b9c1226cb600 Reflowed text to 72 cols...
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1615
diff changeset
789 To find all messages regarding chatting issues that contain the word
b9c1226cb600 Reflowed text to 72 cols...
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1615
diff changeset
790 "spam", for example, you could execute the following command from the
b9c1226cb600 Reflowed text to 72 cols...
Jean Jordaan <neaj@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1615
diff changeset
791 directory where the database dumps its files::
1566
053065585406 added command-line functionality for roundup-adming (feature [SF#687664])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1560
diff changeset
792
053065585406 added command-line functionality for roundup-adming (feature [SF#687664])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1560
diff changeset
793 shell% for issue in `roundup-admin -ds find issue status=chatting`; do
053065585406 added command-line functionality for roundup-adming (feature [SF#687664])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1560
diff changeset
794 > grep -l spam `roundup-admin -ds ' ' get messages $issue`
053065585406 added command-line functionality for roundup-adming (feature [SF#687664])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1560
diff changeset
795 > done
053065585406 added command-line functionality for roundup-adming (feature [SF#687664])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1560
diff changeset
796 msg23
053065585406 added command-line functionality for roundup-adming (feature [SF#687664])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1560
diff changeset
797 msg49
053065585406 added command-line functionality for roundup-adming (feature [SF#687664])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1560
diff changeset
798 msg50
053065585406 added command-line functionality for roundup-adming (feature [SF#687664])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1560
diff changeset
799 msg61
053065585406 added command-line functionality for roundup-adming (feature [SF#687664])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1560
diff changeset
800 shell%
053065585406 added command-line functionality for roundup-adming (feature [SF#687664])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1560
diff changeset
801
053065585406 added command-line functionality for roundup-adming (feature [SF#687664])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1560
diff changeset
802 Or, using the -dc option, this can be written as a single command::
053065585406 added command-line functionality for roundup-adming (feature [SF#687664])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1560
diff changeset
803
053065585406 added command-line functionality for roundup-adming (feature [SF#687664])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1560
diff changeset
804 shell% grep -l spam `roundup get messages \
053065585406 added command-line functionality for roundup-adming (feature [SF#687664])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1560
diff changeset
805 \`roundup -dc find issue status=chatting\``
053065585406 added command-line functionality for roundup-adming (feature [SF#687664])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1560
diff changeset
806 msg23
053065585406 added command-line functionality for roundup-adming (feature [SF#687664])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1560
diff changeset
807 msg49
053065585406 added command-line functionality for roundup-adming (feature [SF#687664])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1560
diff changeset
808 msg50
053065585406 added command-line functionality for roundup-adming (feature [SF#687664])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1560
diff changeset
809 msg61
053065585406 added command-line functionality for roundup-adming (feature [SF#687664])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1560
diff changeset
810 shell%
053065585406 added command-line functionality for roundup-adming (feature [SF#687664])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1560
diff changeset
811
053065585406 added command-line functionality for roundup-adming (feature [SF#687664])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1560
diff changeset
812 You can also display issue contents::
053065585406 added command-line functionality for roundup-adming (feature [SF#687664])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1560
diff changeset
813
053065585406 added command-line functionality for roundup-adming (feature [SF#687664])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1560
diff changeset
814 shell% roundup-admin display `roundup-admin -dc get messages \
053065585406 added command-line functionality for roundup-adming (feature [SF#687664])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1560
diff changeset
815 issue3,issue1`
053065585406 added command-line functionality for roundup-adming (feature [SF#687664])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1560
diff changeset
816 files: []
053065585406 added command-line functionality for roundup-adming (feature [SF#687664])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1560
diff changeset
817 inreplyto: None
053065585406 added command-line functionality for roundup-adming (feature [SF#687664])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1560
diff changeset
818 recipients: []
053065585406 added command-line functionality for roundup-adming (feature [SF#687664])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1560
diff changeset
819 author: 1
053065585406 added command-line functionality for roundup-adming (feature [SF#687664])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1560
diff changeset
820 date: 2003-02-16.21:23:03
053065585406 added command-line functionality for roundup-adming (feature [SF#687664])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1560
diff changeset
821 messageid: None
053065585406 added command-line functionality for roundup-adming (feature [SF#687664])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1560
diff changeset
822 summary: jkdskldjf
053065585406 added command-line functionality for roundup-adming (feature [SF#687664])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1560
diff changeset
823 files: []
053065585406 added command-line functionality for roundup-adming (feature [SF#687664])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1560
diff changeset
824 inreplyto: None
053065585406 added command-line functionality for roundup-adming (feature [SF#687664])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1560
diff changeset
825 recipients: []
053065585406 added command-line functionality for roundup-adming (feature [SF#687664])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1560
diff changeset
826 author: 1
053065585406 added command-line functionality for roundup-adming (feature [SF#687664])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1560
diff changeset
827 date: 2003-02-15.01:59:11
053065585406 added command-line functionality for roundup-adming (feature [SF#687664])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1560
diff changeset
828 messageid: None
053065585406 added command-line functionality for roundup-adming (feature [SF#687664])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1560
diff changeset
829 summary: jlkfjadsf
053065585406 added command-line functionality for roundup-adming (feature [SF#687664])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1560
diff changeset
830
053065585406 added command-line functionality for roundup-adming (feature [SF#687664])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1560
diff changeset
831 or status::
053065585406 added command-line functionality for roundup-adming (feature [SF#687664])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1560
diff changeset
832
053065585406 added command-line functionality for roundup-adming (feature [SF#687664])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1560
diff changeset
833 shell% roundup-admin get name `/tools/roundup/bin/roundup-admin \
1599
cc96bf971b33 extended date syntax to make range searches even more useful
Andrey Lebedev <kedder@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1596
diff changeset
834 -dc -i /var/roundup/sysadmin get status issue3,issue1`
1566
053065585406 added command-line functionality for roundup-adming (feature [SF#687664])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1560
diff changeset
835 unread
053065585406 added command-line functionality for roundup-adming (feature [SF#687664])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1560
diff changeset
836 deferred
053065585406 added command-line functionality for roundup-adming (feature [SF#687664])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1560
diff changeset
837
053065585406 added command-line functionality for roundup-adming (feature [SF#687664])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1560
diff changeset
838 or status on a single line::
053065585406 added command-line functionality for roundup-adming (feature [SF#687664])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1560
diff changeset
839
053065585406 added command-line functionality for roundup-adming (feature [SF#687664])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1560
diff changeset
840 shell% echo `roundup-admin get name \`/tools/roundup/bin/roundup-admin \
053065585406 added command-line functionality for roundup-adming (feature [SF#687664])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1560
diff changeset
841 -dc -i /var/roundup/sysadmin get status issue3,issue1\``
053065585406 added command-line functionality for roundup-adming (feature [SF#687664])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1560
diff changeset
842 unread deferred
053065585406 added command-line functionality for roundup-adming (feature [SF#687664])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1560
diff changeset
843
053065585406 added command-line functionality for roundup-adming (feature [SF#687664])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1560
diff changeset
844 which is the same as::
053065585406 added command-line functionality for roundup-adming (feature [SF#687664])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1560
diff changeset
845
053065585406 added command-line functionality for roundup-adming (feature [SF#687664])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1560
diff changeset
846 shell% roundup-admin -s get name `/tools/roundup/bin/roundup-admin \
053065585406 added command-line functionality for roundup-adming (feature [SF#687664])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1560
diff changeset
847 -dc -i /var/roundup/sysadmin get status issue3,issue1`
053065585406 added command-line functionality for roundup-adming (feature [SF#687664])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1560
diff changeset
848 unread deferred
053065585406 added command-line functionality for roundup-adming (feature [SF#687664])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1560
diff changeset
849
053065585406 added command-line functionality for roundup-adming (feature [SF#687664])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1560
diff changeset
850 Also the tautological::
053065585406 added command-line functionality for roundup-adming (feature [SF#687664])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1560
diff changeset
851
053065585406 added command-line functionality for roundup-adming (feature [SF#687664])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1560
diff changeset
852 shell% roundup-admin get name \
1599
cc96bf971b33 extended date syntax to make range searches even more useful
Andrey Lebedev <kedder@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1596
diff changeset
853 `roundup-admin -dc get status \`roundup-admin -dc find issue \
1566
053065585406 added command-line functionality for roundup-adming (feature [SF#687664])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1560
diff changeset
854 status=chatting\``
053065585406 added command-line functionality for roundup-adming (feature [SF#687664])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1560
diff changeset
855 chatting
053065585406 added command-line functionality for roundup-adming (feature [SF#687664])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1560
diff changeset
856 chatting
053065585406 added command-line functionality for roundup-adming (feature [SF#687664])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1560
diff changeset
857
053065585406 added command-line functionality for roundup-adming (feature [SF#687664])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1560
diff changeset
858 Remember the roundup commands that accept multiple designators accept
053065585406 added command-line functionality for roundup-adming (feature [SF#687664])
Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
parents: 1560
diff changeset
859 them ',' separated so using '-dc' is almost always required.
659
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parents:
diff changeset
860

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