From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 16419 invoked from network); 28 Aug 2003 21:54:42 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO monty-python.gnu.org) (199.232.76.173) by sources.redhat.com with SMTP; 28 Aug 2003 21:54:42 -0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.22) id 19sUgX-00005a-Dl for listarch-gnats-devel@sources.redhat.com; Thu, 28 Aug 2003 17:52:05 -0400 Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.22) id 19sUZZ-00033a-Vl for help-gnats@gnu.org; Thu, 28 Aug 2003 17:44:54 -0400 Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.22) id 19sUZV-00032L-7X for help-gnats@gnu.org; Thu, 28 Aug 2003 17:44:50 -0400 Received: from [128.138.98.226] (helo=localhost.localdomain) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.22) id 19sUZU-00031l-A9 for help-gnats@gnu.org; Thu, 28 Aug 2003 17:44:48 -0400 Received: from localhost.localdomain (red5 [127.0.0.1]) by localhost.localdomain (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id h7SLiiWS009821 for ; Thu, 28 Aug 2003 15:44:44 -0600 Received: (from ahotasu@localhost) by localhost.localdomain (8.12.8/8.12.8/Submit) id h7SLiiGS009819 for help-gnats@gnu.org; Thu, 28 Aug 2003 15:44:44 -0600 X-Authentication-Warning: localhost.localdomain: ahotasu set sender to David.Gathright@lasp.colorado.edu using -f From: David S Gathright To: help-gnats@gnu.org Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Organization: LASP - University of Colorado Message-Id: <1062107083.9728.17.camel@red5> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.4 Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2003 08:09:00 -0000 Subject: Adding "Approval" Mechanism X-BeenThere: help-gnats@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion about GNU GNATS List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: help-gnats-bounces+listarch-gnats-devel=sources.redhat.com@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnats-bounces+listarch-gnats-devel=sources.redhat.com@gnu.org X-SW-Source: 2003-q3/txt/msg00057.txt.bz2 Greetings. At our organization, we've been using GNATS to track issues with some of the various forms of software we hack up. The GNATS system is almost completely internal (i.e. we don't have a help line nor outside users using this system). We're on the verge of installing the new 4.0 system in order to take advantage of its extensibility and flexibility. One thing that could be added that would make GNATS even more powerful (as far as Quality Assurance is concerned), would be to include a mechanism for certain users to approve changes before they are made. This person(s) may also be the only ones responsible/able to close PRs. This would be easily done by adding "Approval-Date" and "Approved-By" fields, but letting only certain individuals edit those fields is more difficult (at least, as far as I know), especially as these might be different from DB to DB. Even more complicated is the case where you have to get multiple people to approve the fix. I wonder if there isn't a way to do this that I am overlooking, or if this has been considered for future development purposes? Thanks! David Gathright PS: I have to admit, with the new GNATS 4.0 system, in addition to using the software for our software PTS, I'm also pushing the system in new directions to give us a web-based tool to manage just about any typical form we use. For example, we have various types of "Change Request" forms for non-software tools (i.e. move this table over there), which would be much simpler to manage using a GNATS-like system. However, in our applications (which are much more critical than moving tables, BTW), we require a number of different people to sign off on the change before it can be done. Having this feature in GNATS would help in this application, too. -- David S Gathright (David.Gathright@lasp.colorado.edu) Flight Software Engineer Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics University of Colorado (http://lasp.colorado.edu) Office: (303) 492-7997 _______________________________________________ Help-gnats mailing list Help-gnats@gnu.org http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-gnats