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I added related information to the Bugzilla Guide, and tacked in a couple of last-minute additions. Also fixed the annoying "Tip: HINT:" thing.
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@@ -81,63 +81,63 @@ HREF="faq.html#FAQ_GENERAL"
><DL
><DT
>A.1.1. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1302"
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1319"
> Where can I find information about Bugzilla?</A
></DT
><DT
>A.1.2. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1308"
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1325"
> What license is Bugzilla distributed under?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.1.3. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1314"
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1331"
> How do I get commercial support for Bugzilla?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.1.4. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1321"
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1338"
> What major companies or projects are currently using Bugzilla
for bug-tracking?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.1.5. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1346"
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1363"
> Who maintains Bugzilla?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.1.6. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1351"
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1368"
> How does Bugzilla stack up against other bug-tracking databases?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.1.7. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1358"
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1375"
> How do I change my user name in Bugzilla?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.1.8. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1363"
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1380"
> Why doesn't Bugzilla offer this or that feature or compatability
with this other tracking software?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.1.9. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1370"
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1387"
> Why MySQL? I'm interested in seeing Bugzilla run on
Oracle/Sybase/Msql/PostgreSQL/MSSQL?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.1.10. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1388"
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1405"
> Why do the scripts say "/usr/bonsaitools/bin/perl" instead of
"/usr/bin/perl" or something else?
</A
@@ -153,19 +153,19 @@ HREF="faq.html#FAQ_REDHAT"
><DL
><DT
>A.2.1. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1405"
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1422"
> What about Red Hat Bugzilla?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.2.2. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1413"
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1430"
> What are the primary benefits of Red Hat Bugzilla?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.2.3. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1441"
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1458"
> What's the current status of Red Hat Bugzilla?
</A
></DT
@@ -180,19 +180,19 @@ HREF="faq.html#FAQ_LOKI"
><DL
><DT
>A.3.1. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1457"
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1474"
> What about Loki Bugzilla?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.3.2. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1464"
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1481"
> Who maintains Fenris (Loki Bugzilla) now?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.3.3. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1469"
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1486"
>
</A
></DT
@@ -207,41 +207,41 @@ HREF="faq.html#FAQ_PHB"
><DL
><DT
>A.4.1. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1477"
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1494"
> Is Bugzilla web-based or do you have to have specific software or
specific operating system on your machine?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.4.2. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1482"
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1499"
> Has anyone you know of already done any Bugzilla integration with
Perforce (SCM software)?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.4.3. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1487"
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1504"
> Does Bugzilla allow the user to track multiple projects?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.4.4. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1492"
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1509"
> If I am on many projects, and search for all bugs assigned to me, will
Bugzilla list them for me and allow me to sort by project, severity etc?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.4.5. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1497"
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1514"
> Does Bugzilla allow attachments (text, screenshots, urls etc)? If yes,
are there any that are NOT allowed?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.4.6. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1502"
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1519"
> Does Bugzilla allow us to define our own priorities and levels? Do we
have complete freedom to change the labels of fields and format of them, and
the choice of acceptable values?
@@ -249,43 +249,51 @@ HREF="faq.html#AEN1502"
></DT
><DT
>A.4.7. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1507"
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1524"
+> The index.html page doesn't show the footer. It's really annoying to have
+ to go to the querypage just to check my "my bugs" link. How do I get a footer
+ on static HTML pages?
+ </A
+></DT
+><DT
+>A.4.8. <A
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1530"
> Does Bugzilla provide any reporting features, metrics, graphs, etc? You
know, the type of stuff that management likes to see. :)
</A
></DT
><DT
->A.4.8. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1515"
+>A.4.9. <A
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1538"
> Is there email notification and if so, what do you see when you get an
email? Do you see bug number and title or is it only the number?
</A
></DT
><DT
->A.4.9. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1520"
+>A.4.10. <A
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1543"
> Can email notification be set up to send to multiple
people, some on the To List, CC List, BCC List etc?
</A
></DT
><DT
->A.4.10. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1525"
+>A.4.11. <A
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1548"
> If there is email notification, do users have to have any particular
type of email application?
</A
></DT
><DT
->A.4.11. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1532"
+>A.4.12. <A
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1555"
> If I just wanted to track certain bugs, as they go through life, can I
set it up to alert me via email whenever that bug changes, whether it be
owner, status or description etc.?
</A
></DT
><DT
->A.4.12. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1537"
+>A.4.13. <A
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1560"
> Does Bugzilla allow data to be imported and exported? If I had outsiders
write up a bug report using a MS Word bug template, could that template be
imported into "matching" fields? If I wanted to take the results of a query
@@ -293,76 +301,76 @@ HREF="faq.html#AEN1537"
</A
></DT
><DT
->A.4.13. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1545"
+>A.4.14. <A
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1568"
> Does Bugzilla allow fields to be added, changed or deleted? If I want to
customize the bug submission form to meet our needs, can I do that using our
terminology?
</A
></DT
><DT
->A.4.14. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1550"
+>A.4.15. <A
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1573"
> Has anyone converted Bugzilla to another language to be used in other
countries? Is it localizable?
</A
></DT
><DT
->A.4.15. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1555"
+>A.4.16. <A
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1578"
> Can a user create and save reports? Can they do this in Word format?
Excel format?
</A
></DT
><DT
->A.4.16. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1560"
+>A.4.17. <A
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1583"
> Can a user re-run a report with a new project, same query?
</A
></DT
><DT
->A.4.17. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1565"
+>A.4.18. <A
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1588"
> Can a user modify an existing report and then save it into another name?
</A
></DT
><DT
->A.4.18. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1570"
+>A.4.19. <A
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1593"
> Does Bugzilla have the ability to search by word, phrase, compound
search?
</A
></DT
><DT
->A.4.19. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1575"
+>A.4.20. <A
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1598"
> Can the admin person establish separate group and individual user
privileges?
</A
></DT
><DT
->A.4.20. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1580"
+>A.4.21. <A
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1603"
> Does Bugzilla provide record locking when there is simultaneous access
to the same bug? Does the second person get a notice that the bug is in use
or how are they notified?
</A
></DT
><DT
->A.4.21. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1585"
+>A.4.22. <A
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1608"
> Are there any backup features provided?
</A
></DT
><DT
->A.4.22. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1591"
+>A.4.23. <A
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1614"
> Can users be on the system while a backup is in progress?
</A
></DT
><DT
->A.4.23. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1596"
+>A.4.24. <A
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1619"
> What type of human resources are needed to be on staff to install and
maintain Bugzilla? Specifically, what type of skills does the person need to
have? I need to find out if we were to go with Bugzilla, what types of
@@ -371,8 +379,8 @@ HREF="faq.html#AEN1596"
</A
></DT
><DT
->A.4.24. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1603"
+>A.4.25. <A
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1626"
> What time frame are we looking at if we decide to hire people to install
and maintain the Bugzilla? Is this something that takes hours or weeks to
install and a couple of hours per week to maintain and customize or is this
@@ -381,8 +389,8 @@ HREF="faq.html#AEN1603"
</A
></DT
><DT
->A.4.25. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1608"
+>A.4.26. <A
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1631"
> Is there any licensing fee or other fees for using Bugzilla? Any
out-of-pocket cost other than the bodies needed as identified above?
</A
@@ -398,19 +406,19 @@ HREF="faq.html#FAQ_INSTALL"
><DL
><DT
>A.5.1. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1615"
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1638"
> How do I download and install Bugzilla?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.5.2. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1621"
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1644"
> How do I install Bugzilla on Windows NT?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.5.3. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1626"
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1649"
> Is there an easy way to change the Bugzilla cookie name?
</A
></DT
@@ -425,20 +433,20 @@ HREF="faq.html#FAQ_SECURITY"
><DL
><DT
>A.6.1. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1633"
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1656"
> How do I completely disable MySQL security if it's giving me problems
(I've followed the instructions in the README!)?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.6.2. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1639"
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1662"
> Are there any security problems with Bugzilla?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.6.3. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1644"
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1667"
> I've implemented the security fixes mentioned in Chris Yeh's security
advisory of 5/10/2000 advising not to run MySQL as root, and am running into
problems with MySQL no longer working correctly.
@@ -455,48 +463,48 @@ HREF="faq.html#FAQ_EMAIL"
><DL
><DT
>A.7.1. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1651"
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1674"
> I have a user who doesn't want to receive any more email from Bugzilla.
How do I stop it entirely for this user?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.7.2. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1656"
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1679"
> I'm evaluating/testing Bugzilla, and don't want it to send email to
anyone but me. How do I do it?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.7.3. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1661"
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1684"
> I want whineatnews.pl to whine at something more, or other than, only new
bugs. How do I do it?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.7.4. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1667"
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1690"
> I don't like/want to use Procmail to hand mail off to bug_email.pl.
What alternatives do I have?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.7.5. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1674"
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1697"
> How do I set up the email interface to submit/change bugs via email?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.7.6. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1679"
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1702"
> Email takes FOREVER to reach me from bugzilla -- it's extremely slow.
What gives?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.7.7. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1686"
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1709"
> How come email never reaches me from bugzilla changes?
</A
></DT
@@ -511,60 +519,60 @@ HREF="faq.html#FAQ_DB"
><DL
><DT
>A.8.1. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1694"
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1717"
> I've heard Bugzilla can be used with Oracle?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.8.2. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1699"
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1722"
> Bugs are missing from queries, but exist in the database (and I can pull
them up by specifying the bug ID). What's wrong?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.8.3. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1704"
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1727"
> I think my database might be corrupted, or contain invalid entries. What
do I do?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.8.4. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1709"
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1732"
> I want to manually edit some entries in my database. How?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.8.5. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1714"
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1737"
> I try to add myself as a user, but Bugzilla always tells me my password is wrong.
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.8.6. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1719"
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1742"
> I think I've set up MySQL permissions correctly, but bugzilla still can't
connect.
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.8.7. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1724"
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1747"
> How do I synchronize bug information among multiple different Bugzilla
databases?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.8.8. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1731"
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1754"
> Why do I get bizarre errors when trying to submit data, particularly problems
with "groupset"?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.8.9. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1736"
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1759"
> How come even after I delete bugs, the long descriptions show up?
</A
></DT
@@ -579,32 +587,32 @@ HREF="faq.html#FAQ_NT"
><DL
><DT
>A.9.1. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1743"
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1766"
> What is the easiest way to run Bugzilla on Win32 (Win98+/NT/2K)?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.9.2. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1748"
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1771"
> Is there a "Bundle::Bugzilla" equivalent for Win32?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.9.3. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1753"
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1776"
> CGI's are failing with a "something.cgi is not a valid Windows NT
application" error. Why?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.9.4. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1761"
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1784"
> Can I have some general instructions on how to make Bugzilla on Win32 work?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.9.5. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1767"
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1790"
> I'm having trouble with the perl modules for NT not being able to talk to
to the database.
</A
@@ -620,34 +628,34 @@ HREF="faq.html#FAQ_USE"
><DL
><DT
>A.10.1. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1788"
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1811"
> The query page is very confusing. Isn't there a simpler way to query?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.10.2. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1794"
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1817"
> I'm confused by the behavior of the "accept" button in the Show Bug form.
Why doesn't it assign the bug to me when I accept it?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.10.3. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1804"
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1827"
> I can't upload anything into the database via the "Create Attachment"
link. What am I doing wrong?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.10.4. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1809"
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1832"
> Email submissions to Bugzilla that have attachments end up asking me to
save it as a "cgi" file.
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.10.5. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1814"
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1837"
> How do I change a keyword in Bugzilla, once some bugs are using it?
</A
></DT
@@ -662,20 +670,20 @@ HREF="faq.html#FAQ_HACKING"
><DL
><DT
>A.11.1. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1821"
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1844"
> What bugs are in Bugzilla right now?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.11.2. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1830"
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1853"
> How can I change the default priority to a null value? For instance, have the default
priority be "---" instead of "P2"?
</A
></DT
><DT
>A.11.3. <A
-HREF="faq.html#AEN1836"
+HREF="faq.html#AEN1859"
> What's the best way to submit patches? What guidelines should I follow?
</A
></DT
@@ -695,7 +703,7 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1302"
+NAME="AEN1319"
></A
><B
>A.1.1. </B
@@ -721,7 +729,7 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1308"
+NAME="AEN1325"
></A
><B
>A.1.2. </B
@@ -748,7 +756,7 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1314"
+NAME="AEN1331"
></A
><B
>A.1.3. </B
@@ -783,7 +791,7 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1321"
+NAME="AEN1338"
></A
><B
>A.1.4. </B
@@ -891,7 +899,7 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1346"
+NAME="AEN1363"
></A
><B
>A.1.5. </B
@@ -919,7 +927,7 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1351"
+NAME="AEN1368"
></A
><B
>A.1.6. </B
@@ -954,7 +962,7 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1358"
+NAME="AEN1375"
></A
><B
>A.1.7. </B
@@ -977,7 +985,7 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1363"
+NAME="AEN1380"
></A
><B
>A.1.8. </B
@@ -1015,7 +1023,7 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1370"
+NAME="AEN1387"
></A
><B
>A.1.9. </B
@@ -1030,7 +1038,7 @@ CLASS="ANSWER"
> </B
>Terry Weissman answers,
<A
-NAME="AEN1374"
+NAME="AEN1391"
></A
><BLOCKQUOTE
CLASS="BLOCKQUOTE"
@@ -1106,7 +1114,7 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1388"
+NAME="AEN1405"
></A
><B
>A.1.10. </B
@@ -1126,7 +1134,7 @@ CLASS="ANSWER"
><P
> Here's Terry Weissman's comment, for some historical context:
<A
-NAME="AEN1393"
+NAME="AEN1410"
></A
><BLOCKQUOTE
CLASS="BLOCKQUOTE"
@@ -1191,7 +1199,7 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1405"
+NAME="AEN1422"
></A
><B
>A.2.1. </B
@@ -1215,7 +1223,7 @@ CLASS="ANSWER"
><P
> Dave Lawrence, the original Red Hat Bugzilla maintainer, mentions:
<A
-NAME="AEN1410"
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><BLOCKQUOTE
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@@ -1238,7 +1246,7 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1413"
+NAME="AEN1430"
></A
><B
>A.2.2. </B
@@ -1254,7 +1262,7 @@ CLASS="ANSWER"
>Dave Lawrence</EM
>:
<A
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+NAME="AEN1435"
></A
><BLOCKQUOTE
CLASS="BLOCKQUOTE"
@@ -1370,7 +1378,7 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1441"
+NAME="AEN1458"
></A
><B
>A.2.3. </B
@@ -1400,7 +1408,7 @@ CLASS="NOTE"
>Dave Lawrence</EM
>:
<A
-NAME="AEN1448"
+NAME="AEN1465"
></A
><BLOCKQUOTE
CLASS="BLOCKQUOTE"
@@ -1491,7 +1499,7 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1457"
+NAME="AEN1474"
></A
><B
>A.3.1. </B
@@ -1506,7 +1514,7 @@ CLASS="ANSWER"
> Loki Games has a customized version of Bugzilla available at
http://fenris.lokigames.com. From that page,
<A
-NAME="AEN1461"
+NAME="AEN1478"
></A
><BLOCKQUOTE
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@@ -1536,7 +1544,7 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1464"
+NAME="AEN1481"
></A
><B
>A.3.2. </B
@@ -1560,7 +1568,7 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1469"
+NAME="AEN1486"
></A
><B
>A.3.3. </B
@@ -1597,7 +1605,7 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1477"
+NAME="AEN1494"
></A
><B
>A.4.1. </B
@@ -1621,7 +1629,7 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1482"
+NAME="AEN1499"
></A
><B
>A.4.2. </B
@@ -1648,7 +1656,7 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1487"
+NAME="AEN1504"
></A
><B
>A.4.3. </B
@@ -1674,7 +1682,7 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1492"
+NAME="AEN1509"
></A
><B
>A.4.4. </B
@@ -1697,7 +1705,7 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1497"
+NAME="AEN1514"
></A
><B
>A.4.5. </B
@@ -1725,7 +1733,7 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1502"
+NAME="AEN1519"
></A
><B
>A.4.6. </B
@@ -1751,10 +1759,67 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1507"
+NAME="AEN1524"
></A
><B
>A.4.7. </B
+> The index.html page doesn't show the footer. It's really annoying to have
+ to go to the querypage just to check my "my bugs" link. How do I get a footer
+ on static HTML pages?
+ </P
+></DIV
+><DIV
+CLASS="ANSWER"
+><P
+><B
+> </B
+> This was a late-breaking question for the Guide, so I just have to
+ quote the relevant newsgroup thread on it.
+ </P
+><P
+CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
+>&#62;&nbsp;AFAIK,&nbsp;most&nbsp;sites&nbsp;(even&nbsp;if&nbsp;they&nbsp;have&nbsp;SSI&nbsp;enabled)&nbsp;won't&nbsp;have&nbsp;#exec&nbsp;cmd<br>
+&#62;&nbsp;enabled.&nbsp;&nbsp;Perhaps&nbsp;what&nbsp;would&nbsp;be&nbsp;better&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;#include&nbsp;virtual&nbsp;and&nbsp;a<br>
+&#62;&nbsp;footer.cgi&nbsp;the&nbsp;basically&nbsp;has&nbsp;the&nbsp;"require&nbsp;'CGI.pl'&nbsp;and&nbsp;PutFooter&nbsp;command.<br>
+&#62;<br>
+&#62;&nbsp;Please&nbsp;note&nbsp;that&nbsp;under&nbsp;most&nbsp;configurations,&nbsp;this&nbsp;also&nbsp;requires&nbsp;naming<br>
+&#62;&nbsp;the&nbsp;file&nbsp;from&nbsp;index.html&nbsp;to&nbsp;index.shtml&nbsp;(and&nbsp;making&nbsp;sure&nbsp;that&nbsp;it&nbsp;will<br>
+&#62;&nbsp;still&nbsp;be&nbsp;reconized&nbsp;as&nbsp;an&nbsp;index).&nbsp;&nbsp;Personally,&nbsp;I&nbsp;think&nbsp;this&nbsp;is&nbsp;better&nbsp;on<br>
+&#62;&nbsp;a&nbsp;per-installation&nbsp;basis&nbsp;(perhaps&nbsp;add&nbsp;something&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;FAQ&nbsp;that&nbsp;says&nbsp;how<br>
+&#62;&nbsp;to&nbsp;do&nbsp;this).<br>
+<br>
+Good&nbsp;point.&nbsp;&nbsp;Yeah,&nbsp;easy&nbsp;enough&nbsp;to&nbsp;do,&nbsp;that&nbsp;it&nbsp;shouldn't&nbsp;be&nbsp;a&nbsp;big&nbsp;deal&nbsp;for<br>
+someone&nbsp;to&nbsp;take&nbsp;it&nbsp;on&nbsp;if&nbsp;they&nbsp;want&nbsp;it.&nbsp;&nbsp;FAQ&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;good&nbsp;place&nbsp;for&nbsp;it.<br>
+<br>
+&#62;&nbsp;Dave&nbsp;Miller&nbsp;wrote:<br>
+&#62;<br>
+&#62;&#62;&nbsp;I&nbsp;did&nbsp;a&nbsp;little&nbsp;experimenting&nbsp;with&nbsp;getting&nbsp;the&nbsp;command&nbsp;menu&nbsp;and&nbsp;footer&nbsp;on<br>
+&#62;&#62;&nbsp;the&nbsp;end&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;index&nbsp;page&nbsp;while&nbsp;leaving&nbsp;it&nbsp;as&nbsp;an&nbsp;HTML&nbsp;file...<br>
+&#62;&#62;<br>
+&#62;&#62;&nbsp;I&nbsp;was&nbsp;successful.&nbsp;:)<br>
+&#62;&#62;<br>
+&#62;&#62;&nbsp;I&nbsp;added&nbsp;this&nbsp;line:<br>
+&#62;&#62;<br>
+&#62;&#62;&nbsp;<br>
+&#62;&#62;<br>
+&#62;&#62;&nbsp;Just&nbsp;before&nbsp;the&nbsp;&#60;/BODY&#62;&nbsp;&#60;/HTML&#62;&nbsp;at&nbsp;the&nbsp;end&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;file.&nbsp;&nbsp;And&nbsp;it&nbsp;worked.<br>
+&#62;&#62;<br>
+&#62;&#62;&nbsp;Thought&nbsp;I'd&nbsp;toss&nbsp;that&nbsp;out&nbsp;there.&nbsp;&nbsp;Should&nbsp;I&nbsp;check&nbsp;this&nbsp;in?&nbsp;&nbsp;For&nbsp;those&nbsp;that<br>
+&#62;&#62;&nbsp;have&nbsp;SSI&nbsp;disabled,&nbsp;it'll&nbsp;act&nbsp;like&nbsp;a&nbsp;comment,&nbsp;so&nbsp;I&nbsp;wouldn't&nbsp;think&nbsp;it&nbsp;would<br>
+&#62;&#62;&nbsp;break&nbsp;anything.<br>
+ &nbsp;&nbsp;</P
+></DIV
+></DIV
+><DIV
+CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
+><DIV
+CLASS="QUESTION"
+><P
+><A
+NAME="AEN1530"
+></A
+><B
+>A.4.8. </B
> Does Bugzilla provide any reporting features, metrics, graphs, etc? You
know, the type of stuff that management likes to see. :)
</P
@@ -1790,10 +1855,10 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1515"
+NAME="AEN1538"
></A
><B
->A.4.8. </B
+>A.4.9. </B
> Is there email notification and if so, what do you see when you get an
email? Do you see bug number and title or is it only the number?
</P
@@ -1815,10 +1880,10 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1520"
+NAME="AEN1543"
></A
><B
->A.4.9. </B
+>A.4.10. </B
> Can email notification be set up to send to multiple
people, some on the To List, CC List, BCC List etc?
</P
@@ -1838,10 +1903,10 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1525"
+NAME="AEN1548"
></A
><B
->A.4.10. </B
+>A.4.11. </B
> If there is email notification, do users have to have any particular
type of email application?
</P
@@ -1879,10 +1944,10 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1532"
+NAME="AEN1555"
></A
><B
->A.4.11. </B
+>A.4.12. </B
> If I just wanted to track certain bugs, as they go through life, can I
set it up to alert me via email whenever that bug changes, whether it be
owner, status or description etc.?
@@ -1906,10 +1971,10 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1537"
+NAME="AEN1560"
></A
><B
->A.4.12. </B
+>A.4.13. </B
> Does Bugzilla allow data to be imported and exported? If I had outsiders
write up a bug report using a MS Word bug template, could that template be
imported into "matching" fields? If I wanted to take the results of a query
@@ -1951,10 +2016,10 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1545"
+NAME="AEN1568"
></A
><B
->A.4.13. </B
+>A.4.14. </B
> Does Bugzilla allow fields to be added, changed or deleted? If I want to
customize the bug submission form to meet our needs, can I do that using our
terminology?
@@ -1975,10 +2040,10 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1550"
+NAME="AEN1573"
></A
><B
->A.4.14. </B
+>A.4.15. </B
> Has anyone converted Bugzilla to another language to be used in other
countries? Is it localizable?
</P
@@ -2001,10 +2066,10 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1555"
+NAME="AEN1578"
></A
><B
->A.4.15. </B
+>A.4.16. </B
> Can a user create and save reports? Can they do this in Word format?
Excel format?
</P
@@ -2024,10 +2089,10 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1560"
+NAME="AEN1583"
></A
><B
->A.4.16. </B
+>A.4.17. </B
> Can a user re-run a report with a new project, same query?
</P
></DIV
@@ -2046,10 +2111,10 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1565"
+NAME="AEN1588"
></A
><B
->A.4.17. </B
+>A.4.18. </B
> Can a user modify an existing report and then save it into another name?
</P
></DIV
@@ -2069,10 +2134,10 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1570"
+NAME="AEN1593"
></A
><B
->A.4.18. </B
+>A.4.19. </B
> Does Bugzilla have the ability to search by word, phrase, compound
search?
</P
@@ -2093,10 +2158,10 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1575"
+NAME="AEN1598"
></A
><B
->A.4.19. </B
+>A.4.20. </B
> Can the admin person establish separate group and individual user
privileges?
</P
@@ -2116,10 +2181,10 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1580"
+NAME="AEN1603"
></A
><B
->A.4.20. </B
+>A.4.21. </B
> Does Bugzilla provide record locking when there is simultaneous access
to the same bug? Does the second person get a notice that the bug is in use
or how are they notified?
@@ -2141,10 +2206,10 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1585"
+NAME="AEN1608"
></A
><B
->A.4.21. </B
+>A.4.22. </B
> Are there any backup features provided?
</P
></DIV
@@ -2169,10 +2234,10 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1591"
+NAME="AEN1614"
></A
><B
->A.4.22. </B
+>A.4.23. </B
> Can users be on the system while a backup is in progress?
</P
></DIV
@@ -2193,10 +2258,10 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1596"
+NAME="AEN1619"
></A
><B
->A.4.23. </B
+>A.4.24. </B
> What type of human resources are needed to be on staff to install and
maintain Bugzilla? Specifically, what type of skills does the person need to
have? I need to find out if we were to go with Bugzilla, what types of
@@ -2232,10 +2297,10 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1603"
+NAME="AEN1626"
></A
><B
->A.4.24. </B
+>A.4.25. </B
> What time frame are we looking at if we decide to hire people to install
and maintain the Bugzilla? Is this something that takes hours or weeks to
install and a couple of hours per week to maintain and customize or is this
@@ -2263,10 +2328,10 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1608"
+NAME="AEN1631"
></A
><B
->A.4.25. </B
+>A.4.26. </B
> Is there any licensing fee or other fees for using Bugzilla? Any
out-of-pocket cost other than the bodies needed as identified above?
</P
@@ -2295,7 +2360,7 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1615"
+NAME="AEN1638"
></A
><B
>A.5.1. </B
@@ -2323,7 +2388,7 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1621"
+NAME="AEN1644"
></A
><B
>A.5.2. </B
@@ -2346,7 +2411,7 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1626"
+NAME="AEN1649"
></A
><B
>A.5.3. </B
@@ -2376,7 +2441,7 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1633"
+NAME="AEN1656"
></A
><B
>A.6.1. </B
@@ -2404,7 +2469,7 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1639"
+NAME="AEN1662"
></A
><B
>A.6.2. </B
@@ -2429,7 +2494,7 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1644"
+NAME="AEN1667"
></A
><B
>A.6.3. </B
@@ -2463,7 +2528,7 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1651"
+NAME="AEN1674"
></A
><B
>A.7.1. </B
@@ -2487,7 +2552,7 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1656"
+NAME="AEN1679"
></A
><B
>A.7.2. </B
@@ -2511,7 +2576,7 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1661"
+NAME="AEN1684"
></A
><B
>A.7.3. </B
@@ -2541,7 +2606,7 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1667"
+NAME="AEN1690"
></A
><B
>A.7.4. </B
@@ -2557,7 +2622,7 @@ CLASS="ANSWER"
> You can call bug_email.pl directly from your aliases file, with
an entry like this:
<A
-NAME="AEN1671"
+NAME="AEN1694"
></A
><BLOCKQUOTE
CLASS="BLOCKQUOTE"
@@ -2578,7 +2643,7 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1674"
+NAME="AEN1697"
></A
><B
>A.7.5. </B
@@ -2601,7 +2666,7 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1679"
+NAME="AEN1702"
></A
><B
>A.7.6. </B
@@ -2639,7 +2704,7 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1686"
+NAME="AEN1709"
></A
><B
>A.7.7. </B
@@ -2677,7 +2742,7 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1694"
+NAME="AEN1717"
></A
><B
>A.8.1. </B
@@ -2702,7 +2767,7 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1699"
+NAME="AEN1722"
></A
><B
>A.8.2. </B
@@ -2737,7 +2802,7 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1704"
+NAME="AEN1727"
></A
><B
>A.8.3. </B
@@ -2765,7 +2830,7 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1709"
+NAME="AEN1732"
></A
><B
>A.8.4. </B
@@ -2792,7 +2857,7 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1714"
+NAME="AEN1737"
></A
><B
>A.8.5. </B
@@ -2816,7 +2881,7 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1719"
+NAME="AEN1742"
></A
><B
>A.8.6. </B
@@ -2843,7 +2908,7 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1724"
+NAME="AEN1747"
></A
><B
>A.8.7. </B
@@ -2879,7 +2944,7 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1731"
+NAME="AEN1754"
></A
><B
>A.8.8. </B
@@ -2905,7 +2970,7 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1736"
+NAME="AEN1759"
></A
><B
>A.8.9. </B
@@ -2938,7 +3003,7 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1743"
+NAME="AEN1766"
></A
><B
>A.9.1. </B
@@ -2961,7 +3026,7 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1748"
+NAME="AEN1771"
></A
><B
>A.9.2. </B
@@ -2985,7 +3050,7 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1753"
+NAME="AEN1776"
></A
><B
>A.9.3. </B
@@ -3006,7 +3071,7 @@ CLASS="ANSWER"
><P
> Microsoft has some advice on this matter, as well:
<A
-NAME="AEN1758"
+NAME="AEN1781"
></A
><BLOCKQUOTE
CLASS="BLOCKQUOTE"
@@ -3031,7 +3096,7 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1761"
+NAME="AEN1784"
></A
><B
>A.9.4. </B
@@ -3142,7 +3207,7 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1767"
+NAME="AEN1790"
></A
><B
>A.9.5. </B
@@ -3217,7 +3282,7 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1788"
+NAME="AEN1811"
></A
><B
>A.10.1. </B
@@ -3245,7 +3310,7 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1794"
+NAME="AEN1817"
></A
><B
>A.10.2. </B
@@ -3298,7 +3363,7 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1804"
+NAME="AEN1827"
></A
><B
>A.10.3. </B
@@ -3323,7 +3388,7 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1809"
+NAME="AEN1832"
></A
><B
>A.10.4. </B
@@ -3348,7 +3413,7 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1814"
+NAME="AEN1837"
></A
><B
>A.10.5. </B
@@ -3380,7 +3445,7 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1821"
+NAME="AEN1844"
></A
><B
>A.11.1. </B
@@ -3424,7 +3489,7 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1830"
+NAME="AEN1853"
></A
><B
>A.11.2. </B
@@ -3456,7 +3521,7 @@ CLASS="QANDAENTRY"
CLASS="QUESTION"
><P
><A
-NAME="AEN1836"
+NAME="AEN1859"
></A
><B
>A.11.3. </B