Indiana, it feels like we walking on fortune cookies! These ain't fortune cookies, kid... |
Customized User Preferences offer tremendous versatility to + your individual Bugzilla experience. + Let's plunge into what you can do! The first step is to click + the "Edit prefs" link at the footer of each page once you + have logged in to + Landfill. +
On this page, you can change your basic Account Settings, + including your password and full name. + For security reasons, in order to change anything on this page you + must type your current + password into the "Old Password" field. + If you wish to change your password, type the new password you + want into the "New Password" field and again into the "Re-enter + new password" field to ensure + you typed your new password correctly. Select the "Submit" button and you're done! +
Ahh, here you can reduce or increase the amount of email sent you from Bugzilla! + In the drop-down "Notify me of changes to", select one of +
| All qualifying bugs: sends you every change to every bug + where your name is somewhere on it, regardless of who changed it. |
| Only those bugs which I am listed in the CC line: prevents + you from receiving mail for which you are the reporter,' + owner, or QA contact. If you are on the CC + list, presumably someone had a good + reason for you to get the email. |
| All qulifying bugs except those which I change: + This is the default, and + a sensible setting. If someone else changes your bugs, you will get emailed, + but if you change bugs + yourself you will receive no notification of the change. |
Note: This option may not be available in all Bugzilla installations, depending upon + the preferences of the systems administrator responsible for the setup of your Bugzilla. + However, if you really want this functionality, ask her to "enable newemailtech + in Params" + and "make it the default for all new users", referring her to the Administration section + of this Guide. +
Disregard the warnings about "experimental and bleeding edge"; the code to handle email + in a cleaner manner than that historically used for Bugzilla is + quite robust and well-tested now. +
I recommend you enable the option, "Click here to sign up (and risk any bugs)". + Your email-box + will thank you for it. The fundamental shift in "newemailtech" is away from standard UNIX + "diff" output, which is quite ugly, to a prettier, better laid-out email. +
Note: This option may not be available in all Bugzilla installations, depending upon + the preferences of the systems administrator responsible for the setup of your Bugzilla. + However, if you really want this functionality, ask her to "enable watchers in Params". +
By entering user email names into the "Users to watch" text entry box, delineated by commas, + you can watch bugs of other users. This powerful functionality enables seamless transitions + as developers change projects, managers wish to get in touch with the issues faced by their + direct reports, or users go on vacation. If any of these three situations apply + to you, you will undoubtedly find this feature quite convenient. +
Note: By default, this page is quite barren. However, go explore the Query Page some more; you will + find that you can store numerous queries on the server, so if you regularly run a particular query + it is just a drop-down menu away. On this page of Preferences, if you have many stored + queries you can elect to have them always one-click away! +
If you have many stored queries on the server, here you will find individual drop-downs for each + stored query. Each drop-down gives you the option of that query appearing on the footer of every + page in Bugzilla! This gives you powerful one-click access to any complex searches you may set up, + and is an excellent way to impress your boss... +
Tip: By default, the "My Bugs" link appears at the bottom of each page. However, this query + gives you both the bugs you have reported, as well as those you are assigned. One of the most + common uses for this page is to remove the "My Bugs" link, replacing it with two other queries, + commonly called "My Bug Reports" and "My Bugs" (but only referencing bugs assigned to you). This + allows you to distinguish those bugs you have reported from those you are assigned. I commonly + set up complex Boolean queries in the Query page and link them to my footer in this page. When + they are significantly complex, a one-click reference can save hours of work.
This is a purely informative page which outlines your current permissions on + this installation of Bugzilla. If you have permissions to grant certain permissions to + other users, the "other users" link appears on this page as well as the footer. + For more information regarding user administration, please consult the Administration + section of this Guide. +