Opened 5 years ago
Closed 5 years ago
#5780 closed enhancement (fixed)
Meaning of version, milestone and version in trac tickets
| Reported by: | olivleno | Owned by: | somebody |
|---|---|---|---|
| Priority: | high | Milestone: | Future |
| Component: | *unknown* | Version: | |
| Keywords: | trac | Cc: | adrpo |
Description
Every time I create a new ticket I wonder what the intent of having the three edit fields in a trac issue ticket dialog:
- Milestone
- Version (on the left)
- Version (on the right)
Together with what the drop down shows "Milestone" is somewhat clear even though it's not obvious to me why 1.15.0 has a due date while 1.14.1 doesn't.
The Version on the left, according to the drop down content, seems to be the version where the error occurs, even though it does not contain the currently released version 1.14.1.
The version on the right is a free edit field with no obvious purpose.
Is it the later assigned fix version?
Is the create of a new ticket expected to put anything in there?
What should it refer to?
I'd appreciate if more speaking names were found for version.
Change History (4)
comment:1 follow-up: ↓ 2 Changed 5 years ago by perost
- Cc adrpo added
comment:2 in reply to: ↑ 1 Changed 5 years ago by casella
Replying to perost:
As for why there's a version field on the right I'm not quite sure, I can't find a way to disable it.
I guess it is some leftover default, that was later superseded by the drop-down menu. no idea how to get rid of it
As for milestones we generally use them to mark tickets that should be fixed in a certain version.
And to keep record of what issue was fixed in which version, when it eventually does.
This is mostly just for us developers, as a user you can just leave the milestone as the default and someone will change it later if necessary.
Yes, don't worry about this, I usually take care of that
comment:3 Changed 5 years ago by adrpo
The Version on the RHS was a custom field left from a really old Trac version.
I removed it now (from trac.ini) as is not needed anymore.
comment:4 Changed 5 years ago by casella
- Resolution set to fixed
- Status changed from new to closed
Thank you Adrian!
Not having 1.14.1 was an oversight, I've added it to the dropdown list now. The version is as you say the version that the issue is related to. As for why there's a version field on the right I'm not quite sure, I can't find a way to disable it. Maybe adrpo nows?
As for milestones we generally use them to mark tickets that should be fixed in a certain version. This is mostly just for us developers, as a user you can just leave the milestone as the default and someone will change it later if necessary.