Re: [boost] [Slightly OT] How to close bugs on SF?

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-07-07 19:36:12

Markus Schöpflin <markus.schoepflin_at_[hidden]> writes:

> David Abrahams wrote:
>
>> Markus Schöpflin <markus.schoepflin_at_[hidden]> writes:
>
>>>So it seems one has to be a Tracker Technicians (or an admin) to assign a 
>>>tracker item to someone. Maybe all developers should be given this role?
>
>> Well, yeah.  I started the process of giving everyone maximal
>> permissions and adding them to all the trackers, and it's very time
>> consuming.  If you'd like I'll be happy to give you temporary project
>> admin privileges so you can do it.
>
> Dave, in the document I mentioned earlier, reading item 21 (Tracker 
> Permissions) gives me the impression that there should be a way to add 
> all users at once.
>
> <quote>
> 7. To add a project member as a Tracker Technician, select their name 
> from the box in the "Add These Users" section of the page, then click on 
> the "add users" button. You may use the "add all users" checkbox to 
> enable Tracker access for all team members. After adding the users to 
> the Tracker, change their permissions as needed.
> </quote>
>
> Does that help in any way?

It speeds things up a bit, but there are five trackers, and for each
one, after adding all developers, you have to pull down a menu for
each developer and set it to "Admin & Tech."  It's still a lot of admin.
Wouldn't you like to volunteer?

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
www.boost-consulting.com