0009411: bug reporter, bug handler, and access level of reporter, developer

ID	Project	Category	View Status	Date Submitted	Last Update
0009411	mantisbt	other	public	2008-07-17 09:53	2008-08-12 09:36

Reporter	northstar	Assigned To	vboctor
Priority	normal	Severity	tweak	Reproducibility	N/A
Status	closed	Resolution	won't fix
Product Version	1.2.0a1

Summary	0009411: bug reporter, bug handler, and access level of reporter, developer
Description	When I review the below two "Summary" reports, I am wondering if the term Developer in the report headings should be changed to the term Handler : 1)Developer stats 2)Developer by Resolution The below observation is just trivial, but I would like to hightlight too. Mantis has the following user categories: reporter: the reporter of the bug handler : the handler of the bug monitor : users who are monitoring a bug bugnotes: users who have added a bugnote to the bug Mantis access levels are : Viewer Reporter Updater Developer Manager administrator The term Reporter has been used in both. This can cause potential confusion.
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vboctor 2008-07-19 16:13 manager ~0018618	I can see your point. The names of the access levels are really based on the default settings. Once the administrator changes the access levels required to do actions, it can be confusing. Given that it is possible to change access levels, and product strings without changing the distribution files (through custom_strings_inc.php and config_inc.php), I don't see a need to change what we currently have as a default. I'm not sure if I like the term handler for the end user. I believe it is ok for the admin.

northstar 2008-07-20 03:56 reporter ~0018621	I suggest to call the Summary Reports 1)Assignee stats 2)Assignee by Resolution instead of calling them "handler".