Item Tracking system implemented as a TWiki Application

This is a Tracking System implemented using TWikiForms. It has been implemented to be used in a web on its own, but could be intermingled with a discussion style TWikiWeb.

A customised version of it has been in use as TWiki's bug tracking and shakeout system since 2005 - See http://develop.twiki.org/~twiki4/cgi-bin/view/Bugs.

The BugsContrib is a TWikiApplication (an application that is implemented entirely in TWiki topics). It is designed to use the left bars supported by PatternSkin and the TWiki:Plugins.MoveableTypeSkin, though could easily be converted to another skin. It's ideal for a small bug database (we have used it with over 4000 items with no problems) for a disciplined team.

Installation

Installation Instructions

• First, check that you do no have an existing web called "Bugs". if you do, move it out of the way.
• Download the archive from the Plugins web (see below)
• Unpack it in your twiki installation directory. Content:

  File:	Description:
  data/Bugs/Priority.txt
  data/Bugs/WebSearch.txt
  data/Bugs/CurrentState.txt
  data/Bugs/WebRss.txt
  data/Bugs/WebChanges.txt
  data/Bugs/WebAdmin.txt
  data/Bugs/WebLeftBar.txt
  data/Bugs/ReportedBy.txt
  data/Bugs/RecentlyClosed.txt
  data/Bugs/MyDetailedItems.txt
  data/Bugs/WebIndex.txt
  data/Bugs/SMART.txt
  data/Bugs/WebHome.txt
  data/Bugs/WebStatistics.txt
  data/Bugs/WebSearchAdvanced.txt
  data/Bugs/ItemTemplate.txt
  data/Bugs/AllOutStandingItems.txt
  data/Bugs/MyItems.txt
  data/Bugs/Tabulator.txt
  data/Bugs/WebAtom.txt
  data/Bugs/WebPreferences.txt
  data/Bugs/AppliesTo.txt
  data/Bugs/WebNotify.txt
  data/Bugs/WebTopicEditTemplate.txt
  data/Bugs/UserCommentsTemplate.txt
  data/Bugs/ItemViewTemplate.txt
  data/Bugs/Summary.txt
  data/Bugs/WaitingFor.txt
  data/Bugs/WebTopicList.txt
  data/TWiki/BugsContrib.txt
  pub/Bugs/HideTextarea/hidetextarea.css
  pub/Bugs/WebPreferences/favicon.ico
  pub/Bugs/WebPreferences/logo.png
  pub/TWiki/BugsContrib/wikiring-bugscontrib.png
  pub/TWiki/BugsContrib/wikiring-bugscontrib.xcf
  pub/TWiki/BugsContrib/wikiring.png

• Make sure that all files are readable by the web server user
• Run perl BugsContrib_installer.pl install to automatically check and install other TWiki modules that this module depends on, that you may not have installed. This script also includes an uninstall option should you ever wish to remove the plugin from your installation, and an upgrade option that will automatically download and install the latest version.

See the Bugs topic in the new web for help in configuring the application to your needs.

• Set SHORTDESCRIPTION = Item Tracking system implemented as a TWiki Application

Authors:	TWiki:Main.SvenDowideit of distributedINFORMATION.com, http://wikiring.com partners & others
Plasticbug logo	by Ryan Ford
Dependencies:	None
Version:	15448 (01 Nov 2007)
License:	GPL
Change History:
15447	1 Nov 2007 - TWiki:Main.SvenDowideit - updated to fix bugs reported in the Dev topic (4.2 query release to come later)
12856	13 Feb 2007 - TWiki:Main.SvenDowideit - update with lessons learned from longer term use
9804	TWiki:Main.CrawfordCurrie - packaged for Release
Home:	TWiki:Plugins/BugsContrib
Feedback:	TWiki:Plugins/BugsContribDev
Appraisal:	TWiki:Plugins/BugsContribAppraisal