Developer can change [Reported By], and [Assigned to]?!

s050399b · Post by **s050399b** » 16 Jan 2007, 01:00

Hi,

I understand that [developer] level can changed the field [assigned to], but they are also allowed to change [reported by]?

Please let me know where to get it fix.

Thanks,

hmackiernan · Post by **hmackiernan** » 13 Feb 2007, 00:43

Hello:
- One solution (by no means the only one) is to deny 'developer' the permission to 'update' a defect -- this will still allow them to assign [except they do it via the 'assign' button, not by directly editing the assigned-to field in the update page], add bugnotes, change state [subject to the workflow, if any] etc. -- this shuts out the permission to change 'reported by' (which it sounds like, and I agree, you think is a bad idea !)

then, you could allow 'manager' or 'uber-developer' the permissions to edit the whole bug.
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the way you change these permissions is via Manage | Manage Configuration | Workflow Threshholds.
just be sure:
- that you're logged in as an admin
- you have selected 'all projects' from the projects selector
[mantis allows you to set these settings per-project -- if you want to make the changes globally, select 'all projects' first]

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h MacKiernan
San Francisco, CA