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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"> |