Issue Tracking ID

[Jon Hatalla]

I would like to use the Issue Tracking tool in Groove. I am testing the tool
and whenever I post an issue, It assigns an ID to it with my first initial,
first and second letters of my last name, then the last letter of my last
name, then there is a hyphen with a random 9-digit hex number. My name is j
hatalla, so the issue ID would be JHAA-123456ABC .

For simplicity and practical use, I would like the ID to be a decimal number
starting at one going to n-number of issues/bugs.

Any suggestions or assistance?

 

[Mark Smith]

Hi John -

I'm not sure if this i useful to you, but, the challenge faced by the
developers of the forms tool is in dealing with the situation when people are
working offline and entering new issues. Who gets what number and how do you
cope with conflicts? What if you export info from two issue tracking tools
into one? It is possible even using the current system to get conflicts, but
very unlikely. A system simpler than this would be inviting disaster for many
situations where Groove is used.

The format is documented within the code for the Groove Forms tool - look
for int_getUNiqueID() in utilityfunctions.js. Note also the Big Warning
Message at the top of this file...

Hope this helps.

 

[Jon Hatalla]

Thanks Mark,

I didn't even think of that issue, but I do see how it could arise. Even
though everyone at my place of work is always online and always connected via
groove - problems can arise because issues are assigned ID's at creation time
rather than when they are submitted.

Thanks for bringing up that issue and I will keep it in mind when making my
changes.

Jonathan Hatalla