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Hi there,
first of all an apologize if my questions might sound silly but I'm limited with PHP experience altought with some programming experience

I added 3 new columns in the bug_table database and I'm struggeling finding where are defined the standar columns to load

I went down to the function At this point I'm looking for and where it is defined but can't find it

I might also be looking to the wrong direction so if someone has a suggestions how and where define the default columns this is welcome!

I know I can manage the columns setting in the account but if the columns I've inserted are not in the "All Available Columns" area I will receive an error

I'm working on mantis version 2.9.0 (I think unless automatic updates I'm not aware off)

thanks

Hi there,

The BugData class is defined in the bug_api.php in the /core directory.

For the column management I'm affraid that I can't help you. Maybe admins could...

Good luck

gipsea wrote:I added 3 new columns in the bug_table database

You should not touch any of the database tables that come with Mantis as you might get problems when upgrading to newer versions.
I recommend to write a plugin and create your own tables or maybe using custom fields is an option for you.

thanks.

I though about add a new table but the plug in option seams even a better idea. My limit is I'm not a developer so this might be behind my possibility.

anyway, I'd love to give it a go. @atrol, can u suggest a starting point from where I can start gather informatiin about building a plugin?

I'll also study the custom fields and how to handle

grazie

I recommend to start reading the documentation, especially https://www.mantisbt.org/docs/master/en ... ev.plugins

You can learn from existing plugins, e.g. have a look at plugins folder of your Mantis installation.
Furthermore there are a lot of open source 3rd party plugins.
There is a central place https://github.com/mantisbt-plugins , but search also the web for some more of them.
Also worth reading https://www.mantisbt.org/wiki/doku.php/ ... is_plugins

Hi @atrol

I took a look to your links with great interest.

So far the custom fields cover my request without manipulating the database. Great!!

Regarding the plugins I created the basic one following the Developer manual with a positive result. Now I've reached my limited experience on programming in other words:

How do I call plugins functions/page/files within the .php files of the standard installation?

In general I have 5 custom_fields, 3 numeric and required during reporting an issue, 2 calculated accordingly to the 3 reported

So far, to achieve my goal I need 2 basic steps which might work also without plugin (I think include customized *.php file and override function) but I'm happy to go for the most stable way.


These steps are:
1) in bug_report_page.php I'd like to mix standar row with the custom fields one rather than showing at the end of the page
2) customize the 'mysql insert function' (haven't studied this yet) after the submit is pressed on the bug_report_page.php calculating the 2 custom fields and insert in the custom_field_table

I'm happy to close this thread and open separated ones if considered more appropriate.

Thanks

gipsea wrote: How do I call plugins functions/page/files within the .php files of the standard installation?

You don't have to call them, they get called by the event system.
https://www.mantisbt.org/docs/master/en ... dev.events

Sorry, but I don't have time to support users in writing plugins and provide detailed information on how to do it.

atrol wrote:Sorry, but I don't have time to support users in writing plugins and provide detailed information on how to do it

@atrol,

thanks a lot for your time and efforts