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author | mozilla%colinogilvie.co.uk <> | 2008-04-04 13:48:08 +0200 |
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committer | mozilla%colinogilvie.co.uk <> | 2008-04-04 13:48:08 +0200 |
commit | 849908055772cf8d7bfceda4af5cace7a103cddb (patch) | |
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Bug 397665: "Assigning Group Controls to Products" doesn't explain editcomponents, canconfirm, editbugs
Patch by Sam Folk-Williams <sam.folkwilliams@gmail.com>; r=me, r=lpsolit
-rw-r--r-- | docs/en/xml/administration.xml | 230 |
1 files changed, 148 insertions, 82 deletions
diff --git a/docs/en/xml/administration.xml b/docs/en/xml/administration.xml index e07c2ec41..a0c7a7c8b 100644 --- a/docs/en/xml/administration.xml +++ b/docs/en/xml/administration.xml @@ -673,43 +673,165 @@ <para> <glossterm linkend="gloss-product" baseform="product"> Products</glossterm> - tend to represent real-world shipping products. E.g. if your company makes computer games, - you should have one product per game, perhaps a "Common" product for - units of technology used in multiple games, and maybe a few special - products (Website, Administration...)</para> + you should have one product per game, perhaps a + <quote>Common</quote> product for units of technology used + in multiple games, and maybe a few special products + (Website, Administration...) + </para> - <para>Many of Bugzilla's settings are configurable on a per-product - basis. The number of "votes" available to users is set per-product, - as is the number of votes - required to move a bug automatically from the UNCONFIRMED status to the - NEW status.</para> + <para> + Many of Bugzilla's settings are configurable on a per-product + basis. The number of <quote>votes</quote> available to + users is set per-product, as is the number of votes + required to move a bug automatically from the UNCONFIRMED + status to the NEW status. + </para> - <para>To create a new product:</para> + <para> + To create a new product: + </para> <orderedlist> <listitem> - <para>Select "products" from the footer</para> + <para> + Select <quote>Adminstration</quote> from the footer and then + choose <quote>Products</quote> from the main administration page. + </para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para>Select the "Add" link in the bottom right</para> + <para> + Select the <quote>Add</quote> link in the bottom right. + </para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para>Enter the name of the product and a description. The - Description field may contain HTML.</para> + <para> + Enter the name of the product and a description. The + Description field may contain HTML. + </para> </listitem> </orderedlist> - <para>Don't worry about the "Closed for bug entry", "Maximum Votes - per person", "Maximum votes a person can put on a single bug", - "Number of votes a bug in this Product needs to automatically get out - of the UNCONFIRMED state", and "Version" options yet. We'll cover - those in a few moments. - </para> + +<section> + <title>Assigning Group Controls to Products</title> + <para> + On the <quote>Product Edit</quote> page, + there is a link called + <quote>Edit Group Access Controls</quote>. + The settings on this page control the relationship + of the groups to the product being edited. + </para> + <para> + Groups may be applicable, default, and + mandatory for each product. Groups can also control access + to bugs for a given product, or be used to make bugs + for a product totally read-only unless the group + restrictions are met. + </para> + <para> + If any group has <emphasis>Entry</emphasis> selected, then the + product will restrict bug entry to only those users + who are members of all the groups with + <emphasis>Entry</emphasis> selected. + </para> + <para> + If any group has <emphasis>Canedit</emphasis> selected, + then the product will be read-only for any users + who are not members of all of the groups with + <emphasis>Canedit</emphasis> selected. ONLY users who + are members of all the <emphasis>Canedit</emphasis> groups + will be able to edit. This is an + additional restriction that further limits + what can be edited by a user. + </para> + <para> + The following settings let you + choose privileges on a <emphasis>per-product basis</emphasis>. + This is a convenient way to give privileges to + some users for some products only, without having + to give them global privileges which would affect + all products. + </para> + <para> + Any group having <emphasis>editcomponents</emphasis> + selected allows users who are in this group to edit all + aspects of this product, including components, milestones + and versions. + </para> + <para> + Any group having <emphasis>canconfirm</emphasis> selected + allows users who are in this group to confirm bugs + in this product. + </para> + <para> + Any group having <emphasis>editbugs</emphasis> selected allows + users who are in this group to edit all fields of + bugs in this product. + </para> + <para> + The <emphasis>MemberControl</emphasis> and + <emphasis>OtherControl</emphasis> fields indicate which + bugs will be placed in this group according + to the following definitions. + </para> + <para> + For each group, it is possible to specify if + membership in that group is: + </para> + <orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + Required for bug entry. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Not applicable to this product(NA), + a possible restriction for a member of the + group to place on a bug in this product(Shown), + a default restriction for a member of the + group to place on a bug in this product(Default), + or a mandatory restriction to be placed on bugs + in this product(Mandatory). + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Not applicable by non-members to this product(NA), + a possible restriction for a non-member of the + group to place on a bug in this product(Shown), + a default restriction for a non-member of the + group to place on a bug in this product(Default), + or a mandatory restriction to be placed on bugs + in this product when entered by a non-member(Mandatory). + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Required in order to make <emphasis>any</emphasis> change + to bugs in this product <emphasis>including comments.</emphasis> + </para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + <para>These controls are often described in this order, so a + product that requires a user to be a member of group "foo" + to enter a bug and then requires that the bug stay restricted + to group "foo" at all times and that only members of group "foo" + can edit the bug even if they otherwise could see the bug would + have its controls summarized by...</para> + <programlisting> +foo: ENTRY, MANDATORY/MANDATORY, CANEDIT + </programlisting> + + </section> + + + </section> <section id="components"> @@ -1645,70 +1767,14 @@ </listitem> </orderedlist> </section> - <section> - <title>Assigning Group Controls to Products</title> - <para> - On the product edit page, there is a page to edit the - <quote>Group Controls</quote> - for a product. This allows you to - configure how a group relates to the product. - Groups may be applicable, default, - and mandatory as well as used to control entry - or used to make bugs in the product - totally read-only unless the group restrictions are met. - </para> - - <para> - For each group, it is possible to specify if membership in that - group is... - </para> - <orderedlist> - <listitem> - <para> - required for bug entry, - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Not applicable to this product(NA), - a possible restriction for a member of the - group to place on a bug in this product(Shown), - a default restriction for a member of the - group to place on a bug in this product(Default), - or a mandatory restriction to be placed on bugs - in this product(Mandatory). - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Not applicable by non-members to this product(NA), - a possible restriction for a non-member of the - group to place on a bug in this product(Shown), - a default restriction for a non-member of the - group to place on a bug in this product(Default), - or a mandatory restriction to be placed on bugs - in this product when entered by a non-member(Mandatory). - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - required in order to make <emphasis>any</emphasis> change - to bugs in this product <emphasis>including comments.</emphasis> - </para> - </listitem> - </orderedlist> - <para>These controls are often described in this order, so a - product that requires a user to be a member of group "foo" - to enter a bug and then requires that the bug stay restricted - to group "foo" at all times and that only members of group "foo" - can edit the bug even if they otherwise could see the bug would - have its controls summarized by...</para> - <programlisting> -foo: ENTRY, MANDATORY/MANDATORY, CANEDIT - </programlisting> - + <title>Assigning Group Controls to Products</title> + <para> + For information on assigning group controls to + products, see <xref linkend="products" />. + </para> </section> + <section> <title>Common Applications of Group Controls</title> <section> |