Changes between Version 1 and Version 2 of TracWorkflow


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    1515There are some significant "warts" in this; such as accepting a ticket sets it to 'assigned' state, and assigning a ticket sets it to 'new' state.  Perfectly obvious, right?
    16 So you will probably want to migrate to "basic" workflow; `contrib/workflow/migrate_original_to_basic.py` may be helpful.
     16So you will probably want to migrate to "basic" workflow; [trac:source:trunk/contrib/workflow/migrate_original_to_basic.py contrib/workflow/migrate_original_to_basic.py] may be helpful.
    1717
    1818=== Environments created with 0.11 ===
     
    2525== Additional Ticket Workflows ==
    2626
    27 There are several example workflows provided in the Trac source tree; look in `contrib/workflow` for `.ini` config sections.  One of those may be a good match for what you want. They can be pasted into the `[ticket-workflow]` section of your `trac.ini` file.
     27There are several example workflows provided in the Trac source tree; look in [trac:source:trunk/contrib/workflow contrib/workflow] for `.ini` config sections.  One of those may be a good match for what you want. They can be pasted into the `[ticket-workflow]` section of your `trac.ini` file. However if you have existing tickets then there may be issues if those tickets have states that are not in the new workflow.
     28
     29Here are some [http://trac.edgewall.org/wiki/WorkFlow/Examples diagrams] of the above examples.
    2830
    2931== Basic Ticket Workflow Customization ==
     32
     33Note: Ticket "statuses" or "states" are not separately defined. The states a ticket can be in are automatically generated by the transitions defined in a workflow. Therefore, creating a new ticket state simply requires defining a state transition in the workflow that starts or ends with that state.
    3034
    3135Create a `[ticket-workflow]` section in `trac.ini`.
     
    4852 - del_resolution -- Clears the resolution field
    4953 - set_resolution -- Sets the resolution to the selected value.
    50    - ''actionname''`.set_resolution` may optionally be set to a comma delimited list or a single value.
    51 {{{
    52 Example:
    53 
     54   - ''actionname''`.set_resolution` may optionally be set to a comma delimited list or a single value. Example:
     55     {{{
    5456resolve_new = new -> closed
    5557resolve_new.name = resolve
     
    5759resolve_new.permissions = TICKET_MODIFY
    5860resolve_new.set_resolution = invalid,wontfix
    59 }}}
     61     }}}
    6062 - leave_status -- Displays "leave as <current status>" and makes no change to the ticket.
    6163'''Note:''' Specifying conflicting operations (such as `set_owner` and `del_owner`) has unspecified results.
     
    9092And then open up the resulting `trac.pdf` file created by the script (it will be in the same directory as the `trac.ini` file).
    9193
     94An online copy of the workflow parser is available at http://foss.wush.net/cgi-bin/visual-workflow.pl
     95
    9296After you have changed a workflow, you need to restart apache for the changes to take effect. This is important, because the changes will still show up when you run your script, but all the old workflow steps will still be there until the server is restarted.
    9397
     
    97101
    98102{{{
    99 testing = new,accepted,needs_work -> testing
     103testing = new,accepted,needs_work,assigned,reopened -> testing
    100104testing.name = Submit to reporter for testing
    101105testing.permissions = TICKET_MODIFY
     
    108112pass.operations = set_resolution
    109113pass.set_resolution = fixed
     114}}}
     115
     116=== How to combine the `tracopt.ticket.commit_updater` with the testing workflow ===
     117
     118The [[trac:source:trunk/tracopt/ticket/commit_updater.py|tracopt.ticket.commit_updater]] is the optional component that [[TracRepositoryAdmin#trac-post-commit-hook|replaces the old trac-post-commit-hook]], in Trac 0.12.
     119
     120By default it reacts on some keywords found in changeset message logs like ''close'', ''fix'' etc. and performs the corresponding workflow action.
     121
     122If you have a more complex workflow, like the testing stage described above and you want the ''closes'' keyword to move the ticket to the ''testing'' status instead of the ''closed'' status, you need to adapt the code a bit.
     123
     124Have a look at the [[trac:wiki:0.11/TracWorkflow#How-ToCombineSVNtrac-post-commit-hookWithTestWorkflow|Trac 0.11 recipe]] for the `trac-post-commit-hook`, this will give you some ideas about how to modify the component.
     125
     126== Example: Add simple optional generic review state ==
     127
     128Sometimes Trac is used in situations where "testing" can mean different things to different people so you may want to create an optional workflow state that is between the default workflow's `assigned` and `closed` states, but does not impose implementation-specific details. The only new state you need to add for this is a `reviewing` state. A ticket may then be "submitted for review" from any state that it can be reassigned. If a review passes, you can re-use the `resolve` action to close the ticket, and if it fails you can re-use the `reassign` action to push it back into the normal workflow.
     129
     130The new `reviewing` state along with its associated `review` action looks like this:
     131
     132{{{
     133review = new,assigned,reopened -> reviewing
     134review.operations = set_owner
     135review.permissions = TICKET_MODIFY
     136}}}
     137
     138Then, to integrate this with the default Trac 0.11 workflow, you also need to add the `reviewing` state to the `accept` and `resolve` actions, like so:
     139
     140{{{
     141accept = new,reviewing -> assigned
     142[…]
     143resolve = new,assigned,reopened,reviewing -> closed
     144}}}
     145
     146Optionally, you can also add a new action that allows you to change the ticket's owner without moving the ticket out of the `reviewing` state. This enables you to reassign review work without pushing the ticket back to the `new` status.
     147
     148{{{
     149reassign_reviewing = reviewing -> *
     150reassign_reviewing.name = reassign review
     151reassign_reviewing.operations = set_owner
     152reassign_reviewing.permissions = TICKET_MODIFY
     153}}}
     154
     155The full `[ticket-workflow]` configuration will thus look like this:
     156
     157{{{
     158[ticket-workflow]
     159accept = new,reviewing -> assigned
     160accept.operations = set_owner_to_self
     161accept.permissions = TICKET_MODIFY
     162leave = * -> *
     163leave.default = 1
     164leave.operations = leave_status
     165reassign = new,assigned,accepted,reopened -> assigned
     166reassign.operations = set_owner
     167reassign.permissions = TICKET_MODIFY
     168reopen = closed -> reopened
     169reopen.operations = del_resolution
     170reopen.permissions = TICKET_CREATE
     171resolve = new,assigned,reopened,reviewing -> closed
     172resolve.operations = set_resolution
     173resolve.permissions = TICKET_MODIFY
     174review = new,assigned,reopened -> reviewing
     175review.operations = set_owner
     176review.permissions = TICKET_MODIFY
     177reassign_reviewing = reviewing -> *
     178reassign_reviewing.operations = set_owner
     179reassign_reviewing.name = reassign review
     180reassign_reviewing.permissions = TICKET_MODIFY
    110181}}}
    111182
     
    132203But if even that is not enough, you can disable the !ConfigurableTicketWorkflow component and create a plugin that completely replaces it.
    133204
     205== Adding Workflow States to Milestone Progress Bars ==
     206
     207If you add additional states to your workflow, you may want to customize your milestone progress bars as well.  See [TracIni#milestone-groups-section TracIni].
     208
    134209== some ideas for next steps ==
    135210
    136 New enhancement ideas for the workflow system should be filed as enhancement tickets against the `ticket system` component.  If desired, add a single-line link to that ticket here.
     211New enhancement ideas for the workflow system should be filed as enhancement tickets against the `ticket system` component.  If desired, add a single-line link to that ticket here.  Also look at the [http://trac-hacks.org/wiki/AdvancedTicketWorkflowPlugin AdvancedTicketWorkflowPlugin] as it provides experimental operations.
    137212
    138213If you have a response to the comments below, create an enhancement ticket, and replace the description below with a link to the ticket.
     
    142217   * '''postops''': automatic, when leaving the state/activity
    143218   * '''actions''': can be chosen by the owner in the list at the bottom, and/or drop-down/pop-up together with the default actions of leaving the node on one of the arrows.
    144 This appears to add complexity without adding functionality; please provide a detailed example where these additions allow something currently impossible to implement.
     219''This appears to add complexity without adding functionality; please provide a detailed example where these additions allow something currently impossible to implement.''
    145220
    146221 * operations could be anything: sum up the time used for the activity, or just write some statistical fields like
    147 A workflow plugin can add an arbitrary workflow operation, so this is already possible.
     222''A workflow plugin can add an arbitrary workflow operation, so this is already possible.''
    148223
    149224 * set_actor should be an operation allowing to set the owner, e.g. as a "preop":
    150225   * either to a role, a person
    151226   * entered fix at define time, or at run time, e.g. out of a field, or select.
    152 This is either duplicating the existing `set_owner` operation, or needs to be clarified.
     227''This is either duplicating the existing `set_owner` operation, or needs to be clarified.''
    153228
    154229 * Actions should be selectable based on the ticket type (different Workflows for different tickets)
    155 This is becoming a frequent request, with clear usecases.  The closest the current implementation will allow is to have a plugin provide a `triage` action that sets the next state based on the ticket type, so a `new` ticket would move to `new_task`, `new_defect`, etc., and the workflow graph would separate at that point.
     230''Look into the [http://trac-hacks.org/wiki/AdvancedTicketWorkflowPlugin AdvancedTicketWorkflowPlugin]'s `triage` operation.''
     231
     232 * I'd wish to have an option to perform automatic status changes. In my case, I do not want to start with "new", but with "assigned". So tickets in state "new" should automatically go into state "assigned". Or is there already a way to do this and I just missed it?
     233''Have a look at [http://trac-hacks.org/wiki/TicketCreationStatusPlugin TicketCreationStatusPlugin] and [http://trac-hacks.org/wiki/TicketConditionalCreationStatusPlugin TicketConditionalCreationStatusPlugin]''
     234
     235 * I added a 'testing' state. A tester can close the ticket or reject it. I'd like the transition from testing to rejected to set the owner to the person that put the ticket in 'testing'. The [http://trac-hacks.org/wiki/AdvancedTicketWorkflowPlugin AdvancedTicketWorkflowPlugin] is close with set_owner_to_field, but we need something like set_field_to_owner.
     236
     237 * I'd like to track the time a ticket is in each state, adding up 'disjoints' intervals in the same state.