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authorlpsolit%gmail.com <>2008-04-04 13:47:54 +0200
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Documentation for bug 180879: flags changes can be restricted to a grant and request groups - Patch by me, r=myk
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diff --git a/docs/en/xml/administration.xml b/docs/en/xml/administration.xml
index f22523026..f96882e3b 100644
--- a/docs/en/xml/administration.xml
+++ b/docs/en/xml/administration.xml
@@ -880,15 +880,15 @@
<section id="flag-askto">
<title>Using flag requests</title>
<para>
- If a flag has been defined as 'requestable',
- users are allowed to set the flag's status to <quote>?</quote>.
- This status indicates that someone (aka <quote>the requester</quote> is asking
- for someone else to set the flag to either <quote>+</quote> or <quote>-</quote>.
+ If a flag has been defined as 'requestable', and a user has enough privileges
+ to request it (see below), the user can set the flag's status to <quote>?</quote>.
+ This status indicates that someone (a.k.a. <quote>the requester</quote>) is asking
+ someone else to set the flag to either <quote>+</quote> or <quote>-</quote>.
</para>
<para>
If a flag has been defined as 'specifically requestable',
a text box will appear next to the flag into which the requester may
- enter a Bugzilla username. That named person (aka <quote>the requestee</quote>)
+ enter a Bugzilla username. That named person (a.k.a. <quote>the requestee</quote>)
will receive an email notifying them of the request, and pointing them
to the bug/attachment in question.
</para>
@@ -926,8 +926,7 @@
</para>
<para>
- For a Bugzilla user, attachment flags show up in two
- places:
+ For a Bugzilla user, attachment flags show up in three places:
<orderedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
@@ -946,6 +945,14 @@
screen is where you set flags to ?, -, +, or unset them.
</para>
</listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Requests are listed in the <quote>Request Queue</quote>, which
+ is accessible from the <quote>My Requests</quote> link (if you are
+ logged in) or <quote>Requests</quote> link (if you are logged out)
+ visible in the footer of all pages.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
</orderedlist>
</para>
@@ -956,14 +963,13 @@
<para>
Bug flags are used to set a status on the bug itself. You can
- see Bug Flags in the <quote>Show Bug</quote> screen
- (<filename>editbug.cgi</filename>).
+ see Bug Flags in the <quote>Show Bug</quote> and <quote>Requests</quote>
+ screens, as described above.
</para>
<para>
- Only users with the ability to edit the bug may
- set flags on bugs. This includes the assignee, reporter, and
- any user with the <computeroutput>editbugs</computeroutput>
- permission.
+ Only users with enough privileges (see below) may set flags on bugs.
+ This doesn't necessarily include the assignee, reporter, or users with the
+ <computeroutput>editbugs</computeroutput> permission.
</para>
</section>
@@ -998,17 +1004,18 @@
<para>
This is the name of the flag. This will be displayed
to Bugzilla users who are looking at or setting the flag.
- The name may consist of any valid Unicode character.
+ The name may contain any valid Unicode characters except commas
+ and spaces.
</para>
</section>
<section id="flags-create-field-description">
<title>Description</title>
<para>
- This describes the flag in more detail. At present, this doesn't
- show up anywhere helpful; ideally, it would be nice to have
- it show up as a tooltip. This field
- can be as long as you like, and can contain any character you want.
+ The description describes the flag in more detail. It is visible
+ in a tooltip when hovering over a flag either in the <quote>Show Bug</quote>
+ or <quote>Edit Attachment</quote> pages. This field can be as
+ long as you like, and can contain any character you want.
</para>
</section>
@@ -1054,9 +1061,9 @@
<para>
You may select a Product without selecting a specific Component,
- but it is illegal to select a Component without a Product, or to select a
- Component that does not belong to the named Product. Doing so as of
- this writing (2.18rc3) will raise an error... even if all your products
+ but you can't select a Component without a Product, or to select a
+ Component that does not belong to the named Product. If you do so,
+ Bugzilla will display an error message, even if all your products
have a component by that name.
</para>
@@ -1112,16 +1119,6 @@
</para>
</section>
- <section id="flags-create-field-cclist">
- <title>CC List</title>
-
- <para>
- If you want certain users to be notified every time this flag is
- set to ?, -, +, or unset, add them here. This is a comma-separated
- list of email addresses that need not be restricted to Bugzilla usernames..
- </para>
- </section>
-
<section id="flags-create-field-specific">
<title>Specifically Requestable</title>
<para>
@@ -1145,6 +1142,38 @@
</para>
</section>
+ <section id="flags-create-field-cclist">
+ <title>CC List</title>
+
+ <para>
+ If you want certain users to be notified every time this flag is
+ set to ?, -, +, or unset, add them here. This is a comma-separated
+ list of email addresses that need not be restricted to Bugzilla usernames.
+ </para>
+ </section>
+
+ <section id="flags-create-grant-group">
+ <title>Grant Group</title>
+ <para>
+ When this field is set to some given group, only users in the group
+ can set the flag to <quote>+</quote> and <quote>-</quote>. This
+ field does not affect who can request or cancel the flag. For that,
+ see the <quote>Request Group</quote> field below. If this field
+ is left blank, all users can set or delete this flag. This field is
+ useful for restricting which users can approve or reject requests.
+ </para>
+ </section>
+
+ <section id="flags-create-request-group">
+ <title>Request Group</title>
+ <para>
+ When this field is set to some given group, only users in the group
+ can request or cancel this flag. Note that this field has no effect
+ if the <quote>grant group</quote> field is empty. You can set the
+ value of this field to a different group, but both fields have to be
+ set to a group for this field to have an effect.
+ </para>
+ </section>
</section> <!-- flags-create -->
<section id="flags-delete">