Custom fields with users as values
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Custom fields with users as values
I'd like to define a custom field similar to "Assigned to", where the possible values are the list of the mantis users. Is it possible? Thanks.
Re: Custom fields with users as values
Mantis already displays who the issue is assigned to when you "assign" the ticket to a user. Why do you need to duplicate that functionality?
Re: Custom fields with users as values
We use the "Assigned to" field as following: when a developer decides to try to solve a bug, then he sets this field to himself, so that the other developers know, that someone else is already workin on that bug. So we'd need a field like "Proposed" or "Candidate" where the bug reporter, or the acknowledger or the confirmer, can specify what developer he thinks to be qualified to solve the bug. If you think the "Assigned to" should have this functionality, then we'd need a field like "Working on", to specifiy who is working on the bug.vzw614 wrote:Mantis already displays who the issue is assigned to when you "assign" the ticket to a user. Why do you need to duplicate that functionality?
Thanks
Re: Custom fields with users as values
Then you'd want to use a custom field. I don't know of a way to automatically populate the list of possible values with all of the users in Mantis so you'd need to maintain that list manually.
Manage -> Manage Custom Fields -> Name your field, click New Custom Field, set the type to List (if you only want to be able to select 1 value) or Multiselection List (if you want to be able to select multiples), enter the possible values (your developers names, seperate each one with the pipe | charater, don't use any quotes), link the custom field to each project you want it to show up in.
Then if you want that field to show up in the view issues page, report or csv add it to the config_inc.php file (seach my other posts for instructions on how to add a custom field).
Manage -> Manage Custom Fields -> Name your field, click New Custom Field, set the type to List (if you only want to be able to select 1 value) or Multiselection List (if you want to be able to select multiples), enter the possible values (your developers names, seperate each one with the pipe | charater, don't use any quotes), link the custom field to each project you want it to show up in.
Then if you want that field to show up in the view issues page, report or csv add it to the config_inc.php file (seach my other posts for instructions on how to add a custom field).
Re: Custom fields with users as values
I also need this feature for my system. My situation is 'Assigned To' is for first-level person, I added a custom field 'Subject Expert' who is the expert person involved in solving this task. This Subject Expert is of list type and I need to bring atleast 50 user names from the database. Is it possible in the latest version of Mantis ? Please let me know.