I'm wondering what customizations people have made to turn Mantis into less of a bug tracker and more of a task tracker. Obviously the project and issue types need a bit of tweaking, and I'll probably have to add a custom field for due date. I'm just wondering what other folks have done, if anyone is doing this?
thanks,
janine
Does anyone use Mantis as a task manager?
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janine
To get things going, this is the sort of thing I have in mind. Has anyone done something like this?
I would like the user to choose when reporting a new issue if it is a bug report or an action request (aka a task). If it's a bug report they would fill in fields like Reproducibility. If it's a task, those would go away and would be replaced with things like due date.
My View would have a section for tasks coming due soon, and other reports would have to change similarly.
I would like the user to choose when reporting a new issue if it is a bug report or an action request (aka a task). If it's a bug report they would fill in fields like Reproducibility. If it's a task, those would go away and would be replaced with things like due date.
My View would have a section for tasks coming due soon, and other reports would have to change similarly.
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dingfelder
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enhancement
This is also similar to the issue revolving entering new enhancements requests (known as "features" here for some reason).
The way it was implemented in mantis was to add a "severity" of feature, (which makes no sense to me) I assume this was just the easiest way to cram enhancement requests into the existing defect system.
What makes sense to me is you would a *classification* field, made up of 3 options:
Priority makes sense for all 3 classifications so it would show up for all 3.
Ideally, each field would be configurable as to if it applied for a given classifiation.
I realize this is not how mantis presently works.
I'm just presenting how it could be implemented better.
The way it was implemented in mantis was to add a "severity" of feature, (which makes no sense to me) I assume this was just the easiest way to cram enhancement requests into the existing defect system.
What makes sense to me is you would a *classification* field, made up of 3 options:
- Defect
- Enhancement Request
- Task
Priority makes sense for all 3 classifications so it would show up for all 3.
Ideally, each field would be configurable as to if it applied for a given classifiation.
I realize this is not how mantis presently works.
I'm just presenting how it could be implemented better.
Could you please file your comments in a feature request at http://bugs.mantisbt.org/ ?
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onad
There is work in progress to FULLY integrate dotProject.net
There is work in progress to FULLY integrate dotProject.net
( http://www.dotproject.net ) with Mantis, I sponsor the issue since this is IMHO a better way to manage your projects.
( http://www.dotproject.net ) with Mantis, I sponsor the issue since this is IMHO a better way to manage your projects.
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jpo
Mantis in Dotproject
That's exactly what i would like to have : mantis integrated into dotprojet (the ticket thing of dotproject should not even exists). There is not a lot of information about this task on dotproject.com...
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Cas
Dotproject integration
I have this working with dotproject version 2.01. Could use some people to test this further. So if you are interested, drop me a note http://www.nuy.info.
Here is how it works :
How to install this Integration between Dotproject and Mantis ?
Versions tested:
Dotproject 2.01
Mantis 1.0.1
There is support for different databases.
1. Copy the contents of this package into the root of your Dotproject installation.
There are 2 files being overwriiten :
modules/projects/view.php
modules/tasks/view.php
In these files only one Tab is added, nothing else.
2. Copy docs/mantis/index_dp.php into the root of your mantis installation
3. Add the contents of docs/mantis/config.txt to includes/config.php (inside your Dotproject installation)
4. Now adjust those settings to your environment, the settings are described in config.txt
5. Go !!!!!!!!!
How does it work ?
Within DP, you will find a Tab called Mantis when looking at Projects or Tasks.
For each DP project, a Mantis project will be created when the first issue is added.
Depending on your settings (see point 4), this module can create sub-projects for Tasks.
Default behavior is to show all issues under one project.
Projects in Mantis are created with a special name :
1. Prefix as defined in cinfig.php
2. DP-project-id
3. dot
4. DP-task-id
5. Space
6. DP-project-name
if set to project/sub_project:
7. <->
8. DP-task-name
On the tab all issues related to the project/task will be shown with the following information:
1. Issue-id in Mantis
2. Date-Time reported
3. Reporter of issue
4. Status
5. Summary
6. Description
The summary actually is a hyperlink which takes you straight into Mantis to maintain the issue.
There is also a button which allows you to add an issue to the project/task. All you need to fill in is the Summary and the description. Upon saving the issue is stored in Mantis.
The current DP-user is checked by username in Mantis. If this person does not exist, a user record is created in Mantis.
An email for direct access to Mantis with the password will be send to this user (if configured).
The current project/task is checked and if it does not yet exists, it will be created.
For the issue the following items are recorded :
1. Project-id
2. Reporter-id
3. Summary
4. Description
5. Date-submitted
6. Date-last-updated
All other activity is left within Mantis.
ToDo:
1. Verifying other password encryptions than just PLAIN
Here is how it works :
How to install this Integration between Dotproject and Mantis ?
Versions tested:
Dotproject 2.01
Mantis 1.0.1
There is support for different databases.
1. Copy the contents of this package into the root of your Dotproject installation.
There are 2 files being overwriiten :
modules/projects/view.php
modules/tasks/view.php
In these files only one Tab is added, nothing else.
2. Copy docs/mantis/index_dp.php into the root of your mantis installation
3. Add the contents of docs/mantis/config.txt to includes/config.php (inside your Dotproject installation)
4. Now adjust those settings to your environment, the settings are described in config.txt
5. Go !!!!!!!!!
How does it work ?
Within DP, you will find a Tab called Mantis when looking at Projects or Tasks.
For each DP project, a Mantis project will be created when the first issue is added.
Depending on your settings (see point 4), this module can create sub-projects for Tasks.
Default behavior is to show all issues under one project.
Projects in Mantis are created with a special name :
1. Prefix as defined in cinfig.php
2. DP-project-id
3. dot
4. DP-task-id
5. Space
6. DP-project-name
if set to project/sub_project:
7. <->
8. DP-task-name
On the tab all issues related to the project/task will be shown with the following information:
1. Issue-id in Mantis
2. Date-Time reported
3. Reporter of issue
4. Status
5. Summary
6. Description
The summary actually is a hyperlink which takes you straight into Mantis to maintain the issue.
There is also a button which allows you to add an issue to the project/task. All you need to fill in is the Summary and the description. Upon saving the issue is stored in Mantis.
The current DP-user is checked by username in Mantis. If this person does not exist, a user record is created in Mantis.
An email for direct access to Mantis with the password will be send to this user (if configured).
The current project/task is checked and if it does not yet exists, it will be created.
For the issue the following items are recorded :
1. Project-id
2. Reporter-id
3. Summary
4. Description
5. Date-submitted
6. Date-last-updated
All other activity is left within Mantis.
ToDo:
1. Verifying other password encryptions than just PLAIN
Re: Dotproject integration
What package?Cas wrote:Here is how it works :
1. Copy the contents of this package into the root of your Dotproject installation.
Where can I get it?
walter
I have updated this integration(version 0.2) such that it does not need any changes to standard Dotproject files. Comes with a standard setup and is more compliant with the DP framework.
Download available at:
http://casnuy.com/pn761/index.php?name= ... &req=getit& lid=19
Cas
Download available at:
http://casnuy.com/pn761/index.php?name= ... &req=getit& lid=19
Cas
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dingfelder
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sourceforge version
rpc integration of mantis to dotProject is available here:
http://docs.dotproject.net/index.php/Mantis_Integration
http://docs.dotproject.net/index.php/Mantis_Integration
Time tracking
In the dotProject/Mantis integration how does time tracking works on the mantis tasks from dotProject.
Stuff like Initial Estimate, Remaining time, Work time, Expected Start/Finish, Actual Start/Finish ?
Stuff like Initial Estimate, Remaining time, Work time, Expected Start/Finish, Actual Start/Finish ?
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rasmusskjoldan
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Re: Does anyone use Mantis as a task manager?
We've primarily just costumized the status names to turn it into a task tracker alongside the bug tracking. I use it extensively to delegate all tasks in my company of 6 people - and I'm very happy with it. It's kind of a shared GTD task manager for us - sharing GTD context categories.janine wrote:I'm wondering what customizations people have made to turn Mantis into less of a bug tracker and more of a task tracker.