Re: [rt-users] Customizing the New ticket page on the RT Self service portal

[Parish, Brent]

There’s probably other ways, but this is what we do:

Per the recommended method of altering RT code, copy 
share/html/SelfService/CreateTicketInQueue.html to 
local/html/SelfService/CreateTicketInQueue.html  (create the path first if it 
does not already exist, and be sure not to overwrite your customized 
CreateTicketInQueue.html if it is already in that local/…  path!)
   (see http://requesttracker.wikia.com/wiki/CustomizingWithLocalDir for 
details on customizing code in this way)

What changed the actual layout was the table style (qlist).
For this style to take effect, create a style sheet in local/static/css  (e.g. 
local/static/css/norseman.css).
   (see the official docs here 
https://docs.bestpractical.com/rt/4.4.0/customizing/styling_rt.html for details)

Tweak these to whatever looks good to you, this is our style sheet:

/*
*
*CUSTOM CSS STYLES FOR RT
*
*/

/*  SELF SERVICE PAGE LAYOUTS  */

/*  THIN BORDERS GROUPING FORM ELEMENTS/SECTIONS TOGETHER  */
td.tblbdr { border: solid #bb 1px; }

/*  THE TEXT (INSTRUCTIONS) UNDERNEATH EACH FORM ELEMENT/INPUT  */
td.helptext {
   color: #44;
   font-style: italic;
}

/*  LIST OF QUEUES TO CREATE A NEW TICKET IN, ON SelfService PAGE  */
table.qlist { border-style: none; }

/*  STYLE THE NAME OF THE QUEUE ON THIS "NEW TICKET IN ..." PAGE  */
/*   GENERIC (BOTH  AND  TAGS)  */
.qname {
   color: blue;
   font-weight: bold;
}
/*   APPLIES TO THE  TAG  */
td.qname { padding: 7px; }
/*   APPLIES TO THE  TAG  */
td.qname a:visited { color: blue; }

/*  FORCES TWO COLUMN (NEW TICKET) FORMS TO PUSH THE COLUMNS FURTHER APART  */
td.empty {
   width: 60px;
   overflow: hidden;
   display: inline-block;
   white-space: nowrap;
}

/*  FOR [Mandatory] CUSTOM FIELDS, CHANGE FORMATTING:  */
.requiredfield {
   color: #aa;
   font-style: italic;
}

/*  LEFT ALIGNED LABEL  */
.labelleft {
   .label
   text-align: left;
}


Have RT load that file via something like this in your RT_SiteConfig.pm file:
Set( @CSSFiles, ('norseman.css') );


Here is how we modified the CreateTicketInQueue.html file.
Only the style references are necessary, the rest is added code that looks in 
local/html/SelfService for html files that match the names of your queues.
If it finds one (e.g. Helpdesk.html, or whatever), it will load that customized 
page display in lieu of the generic ‘new ticket’ page.
We did this because some of our queues required extra text (helpful 
instructions) and page layout.

# diff -u /opt/rt4/share/html/SelfService/CreateTicketInQueue.html  
CreateTicketInQueue.html
--- /opt/rt4/share/html/SelfService/CreateTicketInQueue.html2015-06-19 
22:44:32.956890832 -0400
+++ CreateTicketInQueue.html2015-05-15 12:33:16.806628404 -0400
@@ -47,16 +47,21 @@
%# END BPS TAGGED BLOCK }}}
<& Elements/Header, Title => loc("Create a ticket") &>
-<&|/l&>Select a queue for your new ticket
+<&|/l&>Please select a queue (department) for your new ticket
-
+
% while (my $queue = $queues->Next) {
 % next unless $queue->CurrentUserHasRight('CreateTicket');
-<%$queue->Name%>
-<%$queue->Description%>
+% my $QueueName = $queue->Name;
+% if (-e "/opt/rt4/local/html/SelfService/$QueueName.html") {
+<%$queue->Name%>
+% } else {
+<%$queue->Name%>
% }
-
+<%$queue->Description%>
+% }
+
<%init>
my $queues = RT::Queues->new($session{'CurrentUser'});
$queues->UnLimit;




From: rt-users [mailto:rt-users-boun...@lists.bestpractical.com] On Behalf Of 
Robert Deptuch
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 12:18 PM
To: 'rt-users@lists.bestpractical.com' <rt-users@lists.bestpractical.com>
Subject: [rt-users] Customizing the New ticket page on the RT Self service 
portal

I am trying to figure out when logged into the RT self service portal, if I can 
modify the way the list of Queues shows up when creating a new ticket? By 
default the Queue name and description are cluttered together, and have the 
same font size/color making it a little less user friendly then I would like. I 
would like to either modify the spacing so its not so cluttered, change the 
font size or color for the Queue name so it stands out better, or both. If 
anyone know if this is even possible or not before I get to time invested into 
it, I would greatly appreciate your knowledge.

I am using RT 4.2.9 currently.

Thanks.

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[rt-users] Customizing the New ticket page on the RT Self service portal

[Robert Deptuch]

I am trying to figure out when logged into the RT self service portal, if I can 
modify the way the list of Queues shows up when creating a new ticket? By 
default the Queue name and description are cluttered together, and have the 
same font size/color making it a little less user friendly then I would like. I 
would like to either modify the spacing so its not so cluttered, change the 
font size or color for the Queue name so it stands out better, or both. If 
anyone know if this is even possible or not before I get to time invested into 
it, I would greatly appreciate your knowledge.

I am using RT 4.2.9 currently.

Thanks.


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Saskatoon, SK, S7P 1A4
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