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diff --git a/docs/en/xml/administration.xml b/docs/en/xml/administration.xml index 2377d8366..0a9387a05 100644 --- a/docs/en/xml/administration.xml +++ b/docs/en/xml/administration.xml @@ -313,25 +313,35 @@ <listitem> <para> - <emphasis>Disable Text</emphasis>: - If you type anything in this box, including just a space, the - user is prevented from logging in, or making any changes to - bugs via the web interface. - The HTML you type in this box is presented to the user when - they attempt to perform these actions, and should explain - why the account was disabled. - <warning> - <para>Don't disable all the administrator accounts!</para> - </warning> - + <emphasis>Disable Text</emphasis>: + If you type anything in this box, including just a space, the + user is prevented from logging in, or making any changes to + bugs via the web interface. + The HTML you type in this box is presented to the user when + they attempt to perform these actions, and should explain + why the account was disabled. + </para> + <para> + Users with disabled accounts will continue to receive + mail from Bugzilla; furthermore, they will not be able + to log in themselves to change their own preferences and + stop it. If you want an account (disabled or active) to + stop receiving mail, add the account name (one account + per line) to the file <filename>data/nomail</filename>. + </para> <note> - <para>The user can still submit bugs via - the e-mail gateway, if you set it up, even if the disabled text - field is filled in. The e-mail gateway should - <emphasis>not</emphasis> - be enabled for secure installations of Bugzilla.</para> + <para> + Even users whose accounts have been disabled can still + submit bugs via the e-mail gateway, if one exists. + The e-mail gateway should <emphasis>not</emphasis> be + enabled for secure installations of Bugzilla. + </para> </note> - </para> + <warning> + <para> + Don't disable all the administrator accounts! + </para> + </warning> </listitem> <listitem> @@ -632,8 +642,8 @@ <listitem> <para> If the manager thinks the feature should go into the product - before version 2.0 can be released, he sets the flag to - <quote>+</quote>. Otherwise, he sets it to <quote>-</quote>. + before version 2.0 can be released, he sets the flag to + <quote>+</quote>. Otherwise, he sets it to <quote>-</quote>. </para> </listitem> <listitem> @@ -664,14 +674,15 @@ <varlistentry> <term><computeroutput>-</computeroutput></term> <listitem><simpara> - The status has been set negatively. (The question has been answered <quote>no</quote>.) + The status has been set negatively. (The question has been answered <quote>no</quote>.) </simpara></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><computeroutput>+</computeroutput></term> <listitem><simpara> - The status has been set positively. (The question has been answered <quote>yes</quote>.) - </simpara></listitem> + The status has been set positively. + (The question has been answered <quote>yes</quote>.) + </simpara></listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> </para> @@ -679,7 +690,7 @@ Actually, there's a fourth value a flag can have -- <quote>unset</quote> -- which shows up as a blank space. This just means that nobody has expressed an opinion (or asked - someone else to express an opinion) about this bug or attachment. + someone else to express an opinion) about this bug or attachment. </para> </section> </section> @@ -814,7 +825,7 @@ <para> This describes the flag in more detail. At present, this doesn't whos up anywhere helpful; ideally, it would be nice to have - it show up as a tooltip. This field + it show up as a tooltip. This field can be as long as you like, and can contain any character you want. </para> </section> @@ -824,58 +835,58 @@ <para> Default behaviour for a newly-created flag is to appear on - products and all components, which is why <quote>__Any__:__Any__</quote> - is already entered in the <quote>Inclusions</quote> box. - If this is not your desired behaviour, you must either set some - exclusions (for products on which you don't want the flag to appear), - or you must remove <quote>__Any__:__Any__</quote> from the Inclusions box - and define products/components specifically for this flag. + products and all components, which is why <quote>__Any__:__Any__</quote> + is already entered in the <quote>Inclusions</quote> box. + If this is not your desired behaviour, you must either set some + exclusions (for products on which you don't want the flag to appear), + or you must remove <quote>__Any__:__Any__</quote> from the Inclusions box + and define products/components specifically for this flag. </para> <para> To create an Inclusion, select a Product from the top drop-down box. - You may also select a specific component from the bottom drop-down box. - (Setting <quote>__Any__</quote> for Product translates to, - <quote>all the products in this Bugzilla</quote>. - Selecting <quote>__Any__</quote> in the Component field means + You may also select a specific component from the bottom drop-down box. + (Setting <quote>__Any__</quote> for Product translates to, + <quote>all the products in this Bugzilla</quote>. + Selecting <quote>__Any__</quote> in the Component field means <quote>all components in the selected product.</quote>) - Selections made, press <quote>Include</quote>, and your - Product/Component pairing will show up in the <quote>Inclusions</quote> box on the right. - </para> + Selections made, press <quote>Include</quote>, and your + Product/Component pairing will show up in the <quote>Inclusions</quote> box on the right. + </para> <para> To create an Exclusion, the process is the same; select a Product from the - top drop-down box, select a specific component if you want one, and press - <quote>Exclude</quote>. The Product/Component pairing will show up in the - <quote>Exclusions</quote> box on the right. - </para> + top drop-down box, select a specific component if you want one, and press + <quote>Exclude</quote>. The Product/Component pairing will show up in the + <quote>Exclusions</quote> box on the right. + </para> <para> - This flag <emphasis>will</emphasis> and <emphasis>can</emphasis> be set for any - products/components that appearing in the <quote>Inclusions</quote> box - (or which fall under the appropriate <quote>__Any__</quote>). - This flag <emphasis>will not</emphasis> appear (and therefore cannot be set) on - any products appearing in the <quote>Exclusions</quote> box. - <emphasis> IMPORTANT: Exclusions override inclusions.</emphasis> + This flag <emphasis>will</emphasis> and <emphasis>can</emphasis> be set for any + products/components that appearing in the <quote>Inclusions</quote> box + (or which fall under the appropriate <quote>__Any__</quote>). + This flag <emphasis>will not</emphasis> appear (and therefore cannot be set) on + any products appearing in the <quote>Exclusions</quote> box. + <emphasis> IMPORTANT: Exclusions override inclusions.</emphasis> </para> - <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 - have a component by that name. + <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 + have a component by that name. </para> <para><emphasis>Example:</emphasis> Let's say you have a product called <quote>Jet Plane</quote> that has thousands of components. You want - to be able to ask if a problem should be fixed in the next model of - plane you release. We'll call the flag <quote>fixInNext</quote>. - But, there's one component in <quote>Jet Plane,</quote> - called <quote>Pilot.</quote> It doesn't make sense to release a - new pilot, so you don't want to have the flag show up in that component. - So, you include <quote>Jet Plane:__Any__</quote> and you exclude - <quote>Jet Plane:Pilot</quote>. + to be able to ask if a problem should be fixed in the next model of + plane you release. We'll call the flag <quote>fixInNext</quote>. + But, there's one component in <quote>Jet Plane,</quote> + called <quote>Pilot.</quote> It doesn't make sense to release a + new pilot, so you don't want to have the flag show up in that component. + So, you include <quote>Jet Plane:__Any__</quote> and you exclude + <quote>Jet Plane:Pilot</quote>. </para> </section> @@ -903,94 +914,95 @@ Bugzilla database, but stop users from setting any new flags of this type. To do this, uncheck <quote>active</quote>. Deactivated flags will still show up in the UI if they are ?, +, or -, but they - may only be cleared (unset), and cannot be changed to a new value. + may only be cleared (unset), and cannot be changed to a new value. Once a deactivated flag is cleared, it will completely disappear from a bug/attachment, and cannot be set again. </para> </section> - <section id="flags-create-field-requestable"> - <title>Requestable</title> - <para> - New flags are, by default, <quote>requestable</quote>, meaning that they - offer users the <quote>?</quote> option, as well as <quote>+</quote> and <quote>-</quote>. - To remove the ? option, uncheck <quote>requestable</quote>. - </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> - By default this box is checked for new flags, meaning that users may make - flag requests of specific individuals. Unchecking this box will remove the - text box next to a flag; if it is still requestable, then requests may - only be made <quote>to the wind.</quote> Removing this after specific - requests have been made will not remove those requests; that data will - stay in the database (though it will no longer appear to the user). - </para> - </section> - - <section id="flags-create-field-multiplicable"> - <title>Multiplicable</title> - <para> - Any flag with <quote>Multiplicable</quote> set (default for new flags is 'on') - may be set more than once. After being set once, an unset flag - of the same type will appear below it with <quote>addl.</quote> (short for - <quote>additional</quote>) before the name. There is no limit to the number of - times a Multiplicable flags may be set on the same bug/attachment. - </para> - </section> - - </section> <!-- flags-create --> - - <section id="flags-delete"> - <title>Deleting a Flag</title> + <section id="flags-create-field-requestable"> + <title>Requestable</title> + <para> + New flags are, by default, <quote>requestable</quote>, meaning that they + offer users the <quote>?</quote> option, as well as <quote>+</quote> + and <quote>-</quote>. + To remove the ? option, uncheck <quote>requestable</quote>. + </para> + </section> - <para> - When you are at the <quote>Administer Flag Types</quote> screen, - you will be presented with a list of Bug flags and a list of Attachment - Flags. - </para> - <para> - To delete a flag, click on the <quote>Delete</quote> link next to - the flag description. - </para> - <warning> - <para> - Once you delete a flag, it is <emphasis>gone</emphasis> from - your Bugzilla. All the data for that flag will be deleted. - Everywhere that flag was set, it will disappear, - and you cannot get that data back. If you want to keep flag data, - but don't want anybody to set any new flags or change current flags, - unset <quote>active</quote> in the flag Edit form. - </para> - </warning> - </section> + <section id="flags-create-field-cclist"> + <title>CC List</title> - <section id="flags-edit"> - <title>Editing a Flag</title> - <para> - To edit a flag's properties, just click on the <quote>Edit</quote> - link next to the flag's description. That will take you to the same - form described in the <quote>Creating a Flag</quote> section. - </para> - </section> + <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> + By default this box is checked for new flags, meaning that users may make + flag requests of specific individuals. Unchecking this box will remove the + text box next to a flag; if it is still requestable, then requests may + only be made <quote>to the wind.</quote> Removing this after specific + requests have been made will not remove those requests; that data will + stay in the database (though it will no longer appear to the user). + </para> + </section> + + <section id="flags-create-field-multiplicable"> + <title>Multiplicable</title> + <para> + Any flag with <quote>Multiplicable</quote> set (default for new flags is 'on') + may be set more than once. After being set once, an unset flag + of the same type will appear below it with <quote>addl.</quote> (short for + <quote>additional</quote>) before the name. There is no limit to the number of + times a Multiplicable flags may be set on the same bug/attachment. + </para> + </section> + + </section> <!-- flags-create --> + + <section id="flags-delete"> + <title>Deleting a Flag</title> + + <para> + When you are at the <quote>Administer Flag Types</quote> screen, + you will be presented with a list of Bug flags and a list of Attachment + Flags. + </para> + <para> + To delete a flag, click on the <quote>Delete</quote> link next to + the flag description. + </para> + <warning> + <para> + Once you delete a flag, it is <emphasis>gone</emphasis> from + your Bugzilla. All the data for that flag will be deleted. + Everywhere that flag was set, it will disappear, + and you cannot get that data back. If you want to keep flag data, + but don't want anybody to set any new flags or change current flags, + unset <quote>active</quote> in the flag Edit form. + </para> + </warning> + </section> + + <section id="flags-edit"> + <title>Editing a Flag</title> + <para> + To edit a flag's properties, just click on the <quote>Edit</quote> + link next to the flag's description. That will take you to the same + form described in the <quote>Creating a Flag</quote> section. + </para> + </section> - </section> <!-- flags-admin --> + </section> <!-- flags-admin --> - <!-- XXX We should add a "Uses of Flags" section, here, with examples. --> + <!-- XXX We should add a "Uses of Flags" section, here, with examples. --> - </section> <!-- flags --> + </section> <!-- flags --> <section id="voting"> <title>Voting</title> diff --git a/docs/en/xml/using.xml b/docs/en/xml/using.xml index 720f461e9..e00ab2bd7 100644 --- a/docs/en/xml/using.xml +++ b/docs/en/xml/using.xml @@ -234,12 +234,8 @@ <listitem> <para> <emphasis>Attachments:</emphasis> - You can attach files (e.g. testcases or patches) to bugs. If there - are any attachments, they are listed in this section. Attachments are - normally stored in the Bugzilla database, unless they are marked as - Big Files, which are stored directly on disk and (unlike attachments - kept in the database) may be deleted at some future time. - </para> + You can attach files (e.g. testcases or patches) to bugs. If there + are any attachments, they are listed in this section.</para> </listitem> <listitem> @@ -265,28 +261,6 @@ </orderedlist> </section> - <section id="lifecycle"> - <title>Life Cycle of a Bug</title> - - <para> - The life cycle, also known as work flow, of a bug is currently hardcoded - into Bugzilla. <xref linkend="lifecycle-image"/> contains a graphical - repsentation of this life cycle. If you wish to customize this image for - your site, the <ulink url="../images/bzLifecycle.xml">diagram file</ulink> - is available in <ulink url="http://www.gnome.org/projects/dia">Dia's</ulink> - native XML format. - </para> - - <figure id="lifecycle-image"> - <title>Lifecycle of a Bugzilla Bug</title> - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="../images/bzLifecycle.png" scale="66" /> - </imageobject> - </mediaobject> - </figure> - </section> - <section id="query"> <title>Searching for Bugs</title> @@ -304,144 +278,8 @@ <para>Once you've run a search, you can save it as a Saved Search, which appears in the page footer.</para> - <section id="boolean"> - <title>Boolean Charts</title> - <para> - Highly advanced querying is done using Boolean Charts. - </para> - <para> - The boolean charts further restrict the set of results - returned by a query. It is possible to search for bugs - based on elaborate combinations of critera. - </para> - <para> - The simplest boolean searches have only one term. These searches - permit the selected left <emphasis>field</emphasis> - to be compared using a - selectable <emphasis>operator</emphasis> to a - specified <emphasis>value.</emphasis> - Using the "And," "Or," and "Add Another Boolean Chart" buttons, - additonal terms can be included in the query, further - altering the list of bugs returned by the query. - </para> - <para> - There are three fields in each row of a boolean search. - </para> - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para> - <emphasis>Field:</emphasis> - the items being searched - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - <emphasis>Operator:</emphasis> - the comparison operator - </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - <emphasis>Value:</emphasis> - the value to which the field is being compared - </para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - <section id="pronouns"> - <title>Pronoun Substitution</title> - <para> - Sometimes, a query needs to compare a field containing - a user's ID (such as ReportedBy) with - a user's ID (such as the user running the query or the user - to whom each bug is assigned). When the operator is either - "equals" or "notequals", the value can be "%reporter%", - "%assignee%", "%qacontact%", or "%user%." The user pronoun - referes to the user who is executing the query or, in the case - of whining reports, the user who will be the recipient - of the report. The reporter, assignee, and qacontact - pronouns refer to the corresponding fields in the bug. - </para> - </section> - <section id="negation"> - <title>Negation</title> - <para> - At first glance, negation seems redundant. Rather than - searching for - <blockquote> - <para> - NOT("summary" "contains the string" "foo"), - </para> - </blockquote> - one could search for - <blockquote> - <para> - ("summary" "does not contain the string" "foo"). - </para> - </blockquote> - However, the search - <blockquote> - <para> - ("CC" "does not contain the string" "@mozilla.org") - </para> - </blockquote> - would find every bug where anyone on the CC list did not contain - "@mozilla.org" while - <blockquote> - <para> - NOT("CC" "contains the string" "@mozilla.org") - </para> - </blockquote> - would find every bug where there was nobody on the CC list who - did contain the string. Similarly, the use of negation also permits - complex expressions to be built using terms OR'd together and then - negated. Negation permits queries such as - <blockquote> - <para> - NOT(("product" "equals" "update") OR - ("component" "equals" "Documentation")) - </para> - </blockquote> - to find bugs that are neither - in the update product or in the documentation component or - <blockquote> - <para> - NOT(("commenter" "equals" "%assignee%") OR - ("component" "equals" "Documentation")) - </para> - </blockquote> - to find non-documentation - bugs on which the assignee has never commented. - </para> - </section> - <section id="multiplecharts"> - <title>Multiple Charts</title> - <para> - The terms within a single row of a boolean chart are all - constraints on a single piece of data. If you are looking for - a bug that has two different people cc'd on it, then you need - to use two boolean charts. A search for - <blockquote> - <para> - ("cc" "contains the string" "foo@") AND - ("cc" "contains the string" "@mozilla.org") - </para> - </blockquote> - would return only bugs with "foo@mozilla.org" on the cc list. - If you wanted bugs where there is someone on the cc list - containing "foo@" and someone else containing "@mozilla.org", - then you would need two boolean charts. - <blockquote> - <para> - First chart: ("cc" "contains the string" "foo@") - </para> - <para> - Second chart: ("cc" "contains the string" "@mozilla.org") - </para> - </blockquote> - The bugs listed will be only the bugs where ALL the charts are true. - </para> - </section> - </section> + <para>Highly advanced querying is done using Boolean Charts. See the + Boolean Charts help link on the Search page for more information.</para> </section> <section id="list"> @@ -465,22 +303,7 @@ get the buglist as comma-separated values, for import into e.g. a spreadsheet.</member> - - <member> - <emphasis>RSS</emphasis> - - get the buglist as an RSS 1.0 feed. Copy this link into your - favorite feed reader. If you are using Firefox, you can also - save the list as a live bookmark by clicking the live bookmark - icon in the status bar. To limit the number of bugs in the feed, - add a limit=n parameter to the URL.</member> - - <member> - <emphasis>iCalendar</emphasis> - - Get the buglist as an iCalendar file. Each bug is represented as a - to-do item in the imported calendar.</member> - + <member> <emphasis>Change Columns:</emphasis> @@ -491,12 +314,12 @@ If your account is sufficiently empowered, you can make the same change to all the bugs in the list - for example, changing their - assignee.</member> + owner.</member> <member> - <emphasis>Send mail to bug assignees:</emphasis> + <emphasis>Send mail to bug owners:</emphasis> - Sends mail to the assignees of all bugs on the list.</member> + Sends mail to the owners of all bugs on the list.</member> <member> <emphasis>Edit Search:</emphasis> @@ -513,17 +336,6 @@ </member> </simplelist> </para> - - <para> - If you would like to access the bug list from another program - it is often useful to have the list returned in something other - than HTML. By adding the ctype=type parameter into the bug list URL - you can specify several alternate formats. The supported formats - are: Comma Separated Values (ctype=csv), iCalendar (ctype=ics), - RDF Site Summary (RSS) 1.0 (ctype=rss), ECMAScript, also known - as JavaScript (ctype=js), and finally Resource Description Framework - RDF/XML (ctype=rdf). - </para> </section> <section id="bugreports"> @@ -778,17 +590,7 @@ Content-Type (e.g. application/xhtml+xml), you can override this using a 'content-type' parameter on the URL, e.g. <filename>&content-type=text/plain</filename>. - </para> - - <para> - If you have a really large attachment, something that does not need to - be recorded forever (as most attachments are), you can mark your - attachment as a Big File, Assuming the administrator of the - installation has enabled this feature. Big Files are stored directly on - disk instead of in the database, and can be deleted when it is no longer - needed. The maximum size of a Big File is normally larger than the - maximum size of a regular attachment. - </para> + </para> </section> </section> @@ -1174,214 +976,6 @@ </para> </section> - <section id="whining"> - <title>Whining</title> - - <para> - Whining is a feature in Bugzilla that can regularly annoy users at - specified times. Using this feature, users can execute saved searches - at specific times (i.e. the 15th of the month at midnight) or at - regular intervals (i.e. every 15 minutes on Sundays). The results of the - searches are sent to the user, either as a single email or as one email - per bug, along with some descriptive text. - </para> - - <warning> - <para> - Throughout this section it will be assumed that all users are members - of the bz_canusewhines group, membership in which is required in order - to use the Whining system. You can easily make all users members of - the bz_canusewhines group by setting the User RegExp to ".*" (without - the quotes). - </para> - - <para> - Also worth noting is the bz_canusewhineatothers group. Members of this - group can create whines for any user or group in Bugzilla using a - extended form of the whining interface. Features only available to - members of the bz_canusewhineatothers group will be noted in the - appropriate places. - </para> - </warning> - - <note> - <para> - For whining to work, a special Perl script must be executed at regular - intervals. More information on this is available in - <xref linkend="installation-whining"/>. - </para> - </note> - - <note> - <para> - This section does not cover the whineatnews.pl script. See - <xref linkend="installation-whining-cron"/> for more information on - The Whining Cron. - </para> - </note> - - <section id="whining-overview"> - <title>The Event</title> - - <para> - The whining system defines an "Event" as one or more queries being - executed at regular intervals, with the results of said queries (if - there are any) being emailed to the user. Events are created by - clicking on the "Add new event" button. - </para> - - <para> - Once a new event is created, the first thing to set is the "Email - subject line". The contents of this field will be used in the subject - line of every email generated by this event. In addition to setting a - subject, space is provided to enter some descriptive text that will be - included at the top of each message (to help you in understanding why - you received the email in the first place). - </para> - - <para> - The next step is to specify when the Event is to be run (the Schedule) - and what searches are to be performed (the Queries). - </para> - - </section> - - <section id="whining-schedule"> - <title>Whining Schedule</title> - - <para> - Each whining event is associated with zero or more schedules. A - schedule is used to specify when the query (specified below) is to be - run. A new event starts out with no schedules (which means it will - never run, as it is not scheduled to run). To add a schedule, press - the "Add a new schedule" button. - </para> - - <para> - Each schedule includes an interval, which you use to tell Bugzilla - when the event should be run. An event can be run on certain days of - the week, certain days of the month, during weekdays (defined as - Monday through Friday), or every day. - </para> - - <warning> - <para> - Be careful if you set your event to run on the 29th, 30th, or 31st of - the month, as your event may not run exactly when expected. If you - want your event to run on the last day of the month, select "Last day - of the month" as the interval. - </para> - </warning> - - <para> - Once you have specified the day(s) on which the event is to be run, you - should now specify the time at which the event is to be run. You can - have the event run at a certain hour on the specified day(s), or - every hour, half-hour, or quarter-hour on the specified day(s). - </para> - - <para> - If a single schedule does not execute an event as many times as you - would want, you can create another schedule for the same event. For - example, if you want to run an event on days whose numbers are - divisible by seven, you would need to add four schedules to the event, - setting the schedules to run on the 7th, 14th, 21st, and 28th (one day - per schedule) at whatever time (or times) you choose. - </para> - - <note> - <para> - If you are a member of the bz_canusewhineatothers group, then you - will be presented with another option: "Mail to". Using this you - can control who will receive the emails generated by this event. You - can choose to send the emails to a single user (identified by email - address) or a single group (identified by group name). To send to - multiple users or groups, create a new schedule for each additional - user/group. - </para> - </note> - </section> - - <section id="whining-query"> - <title>Whining Queries</title> - - <para> - Each whining event is associated with zero or more queries. A query is - a saved search that is executed on the schedule specified (see above). - You start out with zero queries attached to the event (which means that - the event will not run, as there will never be any results to return). - To add a query, press the "Add a new query" button. - </para> - - <para> - The first field to examine in your new query is the Sort field. Queries - are executed, and results returned, in the order specified by the Sort - field. Queries with lower Sort values will run before queries with - higher Sort values. - </para> - - <para> - The next field to examine is the Search field. This is where you - choose the actual search that is to be run. Instead of defining search - parameters here, you are asked to choose from the list of saved - searches (the same list that appears at the bottom of every Bugzilla - page). You are only allowed to choose from searches that you have - saved yourself (the default saved search, "My Bugs", is not a valid - choice). If you do not have any saved searches, you can take this - opportunity to create one (see <xref linkend="list"/>). - </para> - - <note> - <para> - When running queries, the whining system acts as if you are the user - executing the query. This means that the whining system will ignore - bugs that match your query, but that you can not access. - </para> - </note> - - <para> - Once you have chosen the saved search to be executed, give the query a - descriptive title. This title will appear in the email, above the - results of the query. If you choose "One message per bug", the query - title will appear at the top of each email that contains a bug matching - your query. - </para> - - <para> - Finally, decide if the results of the query should be sent in a single - email, or if each bug should appear in its own email. - </para> - - <warning> - <para> - Think carefully before checking the "One message per bug" box. If - you create a query that matches thousands of bugs, you will receive - thousands of emails! - </para> - </warning> - </section> - - <section> - <title>Saving Your Changes</title> - - <para> - Once you have defined at least one schedule, and created at least one - query, go ahead and "Update/Commit". This will save your Event and make - it available for immediate execution. - </para> - - <note> - <para> - If you ever feel like deleting your event, you may do so using the - "Remove Event" button in the upper-right corner of each Event. You - can also modify an existing event, so long as you "Update/Commit" - after completing your modifications. - </para> - </note> - </section> - - </section> - </chapter> <!-- Keep this comment at the end of the file |