Hi Robert: On May 6, 2011, at 3:57 AM, Robert Buchholz wrote:
> Hey Lorin, > > On Tuesday 03 May 2011, Lorin Hochstein wrote: >> On Apr 21, 2011, at 5:26 AM, Stefano Rago wrote: >>> Actually this is a know limitation (that we are planning to remove) >>> and you cannot see custom types in the backlog unless they are >>> task-like (i.e. they have a time_remaining field) or they are >>> linked to some other type already shown in the backlog: >>> http://www.agile42.com/cms/pages/faq/#39 >> >> I modified the new Maintenance type I created by checking off the >> "Remaining Time" field, but maintenance tickets still don't appear >> in the Maintenance backlog. >> >> I also tried to create a new type ("Other"), which had the "Remaining >> Time" field checked, and created an "Other" backlog (global, >> associated with "Other" tickets), and "Other" tickets did not show >> up in the "Other" backlog. I even tried to enable every field on >> the "Other" tickets, and still it didn't show up in the "Other" >> backlog I had created >> >> Can you confirm that it's possible to create a new ticket type, and a >> new backlog, and have the new ticket type show up in the new >> backlog? > > If you want a backlog that just contains "Maintenance" items (and no > stories), you will have to remove the "Remaining Time" attribute from > Maintenance and create a link from Maintenance to Task (or something > else that has Remaining Time). Then you can see the Maintenance items in > the backlog. > Adding Remaining Time to the Maintenance items themselves will only work > if your backlog also displays User Stories because the backlog will > display the Maintenance items under the "Tasks without Stories" > automagical story (which is not displayed if the backlog does not show > stories). > If this is the case, why was I able to create a "Bug Backlog" that just shows Bug items? Bugs don't have a "Remaining Time" attribute and they aren't necessarily linked to anything else. Are Bugs treated as a special case in the system? Lorin -- Follow Agilo on Twitter: http://twitter.com/agiloforscrum Please support us by reviewing and voting on: http://userstories.com/products/8-agilo-for-scrum http://ohloh.net/p/agilo-scrum http://freshmeat.net/projects/agiloforscrum You have received this message because you are subscribed to the "Agilo for Scrum" Google Group. This group is focused on supporting Agilo for Scrum users and is moderated by Agilo Software GmbH <http://www.agiloforscrum.com>. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/agilo
