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    1 = The Trac Ticket Workflow System =
     1= The Trac Ticket Workflow System
     2
    23[[PageOutline(2-5,Contents,pullout)]]
    34[[TracGuideToc]]
    45The Trac ticket system provides a configurable workflow.
    56
    6 == The Default Ticket Workflow ==
    7 === Environments upgraded from 0.10 ===
    8 When you run `trac-admin <env> upgrade`, your `trac.ini` will be modified to include a `[ticket-workflow]` section.
    9 The workflow configured in this case is the original workflow, so that ticket actions will behave like they did in 0.10:
    10 
    11 {{{#!Workflow width=500 height=240
    12 leave = * -> *
    13 leave.operations = leave_status
    14 leave.default = 1
    15 accept = new -> assigned
    16 accept.permissions = TICKET_MODIFY
    17 accept.operations = set_owner_to_self
    18 resolve = new,assigned,reopened -> closed
    19 resolve.permissions = TICKET_MODIFY
    20 resolve.operations = set_resolution
    21 reassign = new,assigned,reopened -> new
    22 reassign.permissions = TICKET_MODIFY
    23 reassign.operations = set_owner
    24 reopen = closed -> reopened
    25 reopen.permissions = TICKET_CREATE
    26 reopen.operations = del_resolution
    27 }}}
    28 
    29 There are some significant caveats in this, such as accepting a ticket sets it to 'assigned' state, and assigning a ticket sets it to 'new' state. So you will probably want to migrate to "basic" workflow, see contrib/workflow/migrate_original_to_basic.py.
    30 
    31 === Environments created with 0.11 ===
    32 When a new environment is created, a default workflow is configured in your trac.ini. This workflow is the basic workflow, such as specified in `basic-workflow.ini`, which is somewhat different from the workflow of the 0.10 releases:
     7== The Default Ticket Workflow
     8
     9When a new environment is created, a default workflow is configured in your trac.ini. This workflow is the basic workflow, such as specified in [trac:source:/trunk/trac/ticket/workflows/basic-workflow.ini basic-workflow.ini]:
    3310
    3411{{{#!Workflow width=700 height=300
     
    3613leave.operations = leave_status
    3714leave.default = 1
     15
     16create = <none> -> new
     17create.default = 1
     18
     19create_and_assign = <none> -> assigned
     20create_and_assign.label = assign
     21create_and_assign.permissions = TICKET_MODIFY
     22create_and_assign.operations = may_set_owner
     23
    3824accept = new,assigned,accepted,reopened -> accepted
    3925accept.permissions = TICKET_MODIFY
    4026accept.operations = set_owner_to_self
     27
    4128resolve = new,assigned,accepted,reopened -> closed
    4229resolve.permissions = TICKET_MODIFY
    4330resolve.operations = set_resolution
     31
    4432reassign = new,assigned,accepted,reopened -> assigned
    4533reassign.permissions = TICKET_MODIFY
    4634reassign.operations = set_owner
     35
    4736reopen = closed -> reopened
    4837reopen.permissions = TICKET_CREATE
     
    5039}}}
    5140
    52 == Additional Ticket Workflows ==
     41== Additional Ticket Workflows
    5342
    5443There are example workflows provided in the Trac source tree, see [trac:source:trunk/contrib/workflow contrib/workflow] for `.ini` config sections. One of those may be a good match for what you want. They can be pasted into the `[ticket-workflow]` section of your `trac.ini` file. However, if you have existing tickets then there may be issues if those tickets have states that are not in the new workflow.
     
    5645Here are some [trac:WorkFlow/Examples diagrams] of the above examples.
    5746
    58 == Basic Ticket Workflow Customization ==
    59 
    60 Note: Ticket "statuses" or "states" are not separately defined. The states a ticket can be in are automatically generated by the transitions defined in a workflow. Therefore, creating a new ticket state simply requires defining a state transition in the workflow that starts or ends with that state.
     47== Basic Ticket Workflow Customization
     48
     49'''Note''': Ticket "statuses" or "states" are not separately defined. The states a ticket can be in are automatically generated by the transitions defined in a workflow. Therefore, creating a new ticket state simply requires defining a state transition in the workflow that starts or ends with that state.
    6150
    6251Create a `[ticket-workflow]` section in `trac.ini`.
    6352Within this section, each entry is an action that may be taken on a ticket.
    6453For example, consider the `accept` action from `simple-workflow.ini`:
     54
    6555{{{#!ini
    6656accept = new,accepted -> accepted
     
    6858accept.operations = set_owner_to_self
    6959}}}
     60
    7061The first line in this example defines the `accept` action, along with the states the action is valid in (`new` and `accepted`), and the new state of the ticket when the action is taken (`accepted`).
    7162The `accept.permissions` line specifies what permissions the user must have to use this action.
     
    7566- **del_owner** -- Clear the owner field.
    7667- **set_owner** -- Sets the owner to the selected or entered owner. Defaults to the current user. When `[ticket] restrict_owner = true`, the select will be populated with users that have `TICKET_MODIFY` permission and an authenticated session.
    77  - ''actionname''`.set_owner` may optionally be set to a comma delimited list of users that will be used to populate the select, or a single user.
     68 - ''actionname''`.set_owner` may optionally be set to a comma delimited list of users that will be used to populate the select, or a single user. Groups and permissions may also be included in the list //(Since 1.1.3)//. When groups or permissions are specified the select is populated with all members of the group or all users that possess the permission.
    7869- **set_owner_to_self** -- Sets the owner to the logged in user.
     70- **may_set_owner** -- Sets the owner to the selected or entered owner. Defaults to the existing owner. //(Since 1.1.2)//.
    7971- **del_resolution** -- Clears the resolution field.
    8072- **set_resolution** -- Sets the resolution to the selected value.
     
    8274 {{{#!ini
    8375resolve_new = new -> closed
    84 resolve_new.name = resolve
     76resolve_new.label = resolve
    8577resolve_new.operations = set_resolution
    8678resolve_new.permissions = TICKET_MODIFY
     
    9183'''Note:''' Specifying conflicting operations, such as `set_owner` and `del_owner`, has unspecified results.
    9284
    93 In this example, we see the `.name` attribute used. The action here is `resolve_accepted`, but it will be presented to the user as `resolve`.
     85In this example, we see the `.label` attribute used. The action here is `resolve_accepted`, but it will be presented to the user as `resolve`:
    9486
    9587{{{#!ini
    9688resolve_accepted = accepted -> closed
    97 resolve_accepted.name = resolve
     89resolve_accepted.label = resolve
    9890resolve_accepted.permissions = TICKET_MODIFY
    9991resolve_accepted.operations = set_resolution
    10092}}}
     93
     94In this example, we see the `.label` attribute used.  The action here is `resolve_accepted`, but it will be presented to the user as `resolve`. The `.label` attribute is new in Trac 1.1.3 and is functionally the same as the `.name` attribute, which is now deprecated. If neither `.label` or `.name` is specified, the action will be presented to the user as //resolve accepted//, the underscores having been replaced by whitespace (//Since 1.1.3//).
    10195
    10296For actions that should be available in all states, `*` may be used in place of the state. The obvious example is the `leave` action:
     
    106100leave.default = 1
    107101}}}
     102
    108103This also shows the use of the `.default` attribute. This value is expected to be an integer, and the order in which the actions are displayed is determined by this value. The action with the highest `.default` value is listed first, and is selected by default. The rest of the actions are listed in order of decreasing `.default` values.
    109104If not specified for an action, `.default` is 0. The value may be negative.
    110105
    111 There are a couple of hard-coded constraints to the workflow. In particular, tickets are created with status `new`, and tickets are expected to have a `closed` state. Further, the default reports/queries treat any state other than `closed` as an open state.
     106The ticket create actions are specified by a transition from the special `<none>` state. At least one create action must be available to the user in order for tickets to be created. The create actions defined in the default workflow are:
     107{{{#!ini
     108create = <none> -> new
     109create.default = 1
     110
     111create_and_assign = <none> -> assigned
     112create_and_assign.label = assign
     113create_and_assign.permissions = TICKET_MODIFY
     114create_and_assign.operations = may_set_owner
     115}}}
     116
     117
     118There is one hard-coded constraints to the workflow: tickets are expected to have a `closed` state. The default reports/queries treat any state other than `closed` as an open state.
    112119
    113120The special `_reset` action is added by default for tickets that are in states that are no longer defined. This allows tickets to be individually "repaired" after the workflow is changed, although it's recommended that the administrator perform the action by batch modifying the affected tickets. By default the `_reset` action is available to users with the `TICKET_ADMIN` permission and reset tickets are put in the //new// state. The default `_reset` action is equivalent to the following `[ticket-workflow]` action definition:
     121
    114122{{{#!ini
    115123_reset = -> new
    116 _reset.name = reset
     124_reset.label = reset
    117125_reset.operations = reset_workflow
    118126_reset.permissions = TICKET_ADMIN
     
    121129
    122130Since [trac:milestone:1.0.3] the `_reset` action can be customized by redefining the implicit action. For example, to allow anyone with `TICKET_MODIFY` to perform the `_reset` action, the workflow action would need to be defined:
     131
    123132{{{#!ini
    124133_reset = -> new
    125 _reset.name = reset
     134_reset.label = reset
    126135_reset.operations = reset_workflow
    127136_reset.permissions = TICKET_MODIFY
     
    134143
    135144Workflows can also be visualized using the `contrib/workflow/workflow_parser.py` script. The script outputs `.dot` files that [http://www.graphviz.org GraphViz] understands. The script can be used as follows (your install path may be different):
     145
    136146{{{#!sh
    137147cd /var/local/trac_devel/contrib/workflow/
     
    142152After you have changed a workflow, you need to restart your webserver for the changes to take effect.
    143153
    144 == Example: Adding optional Testing with Workflow ==
     154== Example: Adding optional Testing with Workflow
    145155
    146156By adding the following to your [ticket-workflow] section of trac.ini you get optional testing. When the ticket has status `new`, `accepted` or `needs_work`, you can choose to submit it for testing.  When it's in the testing status the user gets the option to reject it and send it back to `needs_work`, or pass the testing and send it along to `closed`. If they accept it, then it is automatically marked as `closed` and the resolution is set to `fixed`. Since all the old work flow remains, a ticket can skip this entire section.
     
    148158{{{#!ini
    149159testing = new,accepted,needs_work,assigned,reopened -> testing
    150 testing.name = Submit to reporter for testing
     160testing.label = Submit to reporter for testing
    151161testing.permissions = TICKET_MODIFY
    152162
    153163reject = testing -> needs_work
    154 reject.name = Failed testing, return to developer
     164reject.label = Failed testing, return to developer
    155165
    156166pass = testing -> closed
    157 pass.name = Passes Testing
     167pass.label = Passes Testing
    158168pass.operations = set_resolution
    159169pass.set_resolution = fixed
    160170}}}
    161171
    162 === How to combine the `tracopt.ticket.commit_updater` with the testing workflow ===
     172=== How to combine the `tracopt.ticket.commit_updater` with the testing workflow
    163173
    164174The [[trac:source:trunk/tracopt/ticket/commit_updater.py|tracopt.ticket.commit_updater]] is the optional component that [[TracRepositoryAdmin#trac-post-commit-hook|replaces the old trac-post-commit-hook]], in Trac 0.12.
     
    170180Have a look at the [[trac:wiki:0.11/TracWorkflow#How-ToCombineSVNtrac-post-commit-hookWithTestWorkflow|Trac 0.11 recipe]] for the `trac-post-commit-hook`, this will give you some ideas about how to modify the component.
    171181
    172 == Example: Add simple optional generic review state ==
     182== Example: Add simple optional generic review state
    173183
    174184Sometimes Trac is used in situations where "testing" can mean different things to different people so you may want to create an optional workflow state that is between the default workflow's `assigned` and `closed` states, but does not impose implementation-specific details. The only new state you need to add for this is a `reviewing` state. A ticket may then be "submitted for review" from any state that it can be reassigned. If a review passes, you can re-use the `resolve` action to close the ticket, and if it fails you can re-use the `reassign` action to push it back into the normal workflow.
     
    182192}}}
    183193
    184 Then, to integrate this with the default Trac 0.11 workflow, you also need to add the `reviewing` state to the `accept` and `resolve` actions, like so:
     194Then, to integrate this with the default Trac 0.11 workflow, you also need to add the `reviewing` state to the `accept` and `resolve` actions:
    185195
    186196{{{#!ini
     
    190200}}}
    191201
    192 Optionally, you can also add a new action that allows you to change the ticket's owner without moving the ticket out of the `reviewing` state. This enables you to reassign review work without pushing the ticket back to the `new` status.
     202Optionally, you can also add a new action that allows you to change the ticket's owner without moving the ticket out of the `reviewing` state. This enables you to reassign review work without pushing the ticket back to the `new` status:
    193203
    194204{{{#!ini
    195205reassign_reviewing = reviewing -> *
    196 reassign_reviewing.name = reassign review
     206reassign_reviewing.label = reassign review
    197207reassign_reviewing.operations = set_owner
    198208reassign_reviewing.permissions = TICKET_MODIFY
     
    203213{{{#!ini
    204214[ticket-workflow]
     215create = <none> -> new
     216create.default = 1
     217create_and_assign = <none> -> assigned
     218create_and_assign.label = assign
     219create_and_assign.permissions = TICKET_MODIFY
     220create_and_assign.operations = may_set_owner
    205221accept = new,reviewing -> assigned
    206222accept.operations = set_owner_to_self
     
    223239reassign_reviewing = reviewing -> *
    224240reassign_reviewing.operations = set_owner
    225 reassign_reviewing.name = reassign review
     241reassign_reviewing.label = reassign review
    226242reassign_reviewing.permissions = TICKET_MODIFY
    227243}}}
    228244
    229 == Example: Limit the resolution options for a new ticket ==
     245== Example: Limit the resolution options for a new ticket
    230246
    231247The above `resolve_new` operation allows you to set the possible resolutions for a new ticket. By modifying the existing resolve action and removing the new status from before the `->` we then get two resolve actions. One with limited resolutions for new tickets, and then the regular one once a ticket is accepted.
     
    233249{{{#!ini
    234250resolve_new = new -> closed
    235 resolve_new.name = resolve
     251resolve_new.label = resolve
    236252resolve_new.operations = set_resolution
    237253resolve_new.permissions = TICKET_MODIFY
     
    243259}}}
    244260
    245 == Advanced Ticket Workflow Customization ==
     261== Advanced Ticket Workflow Customization
    246262
    247263If the customizations above do not meet your needs, you can extend the workflow with plugins. Plugins can provide additional operations for the workflow, like code_review, or implement side-effects for an action, such as triggering a build, that may not be merely simple state changes. Look at [trac:source:trunk/sample-plugins/workflow sample-plugins/workflow] for a few examples to get started.
     
    249265But if even that is not enough, you can disable the !ConfigurableTicketWorkflow component and create a plugin that completely replaces it.
    250266
    251 == Adding Workflow States to Milestone Progress Bars ==
     267== Adding Workflow States to Milestone Progress Bars
    252268
    253269If you add additional states to your workflow, you may want to customize your milestone progress bars as well. See [TracIni#milestone-groups-section TracIni].
    254270
    255 == Ideas for next steps ==
    256 
    257 New enhancement ideas for the workflow system should be filed as enhancement tickets against the `ticket system` component.  You can also document ideas on the [trac:TracIdeas/TracWorkflow TracIdeas/TracWorkflow] page. Also look at the [http://trac-hacks.org/wiki/AdvancedTicketWorkflowPlugin AdvancedTicketWorkflowPlugin] as it provides experimental operations.
     271== Ideas for next steps
     272
     273Enhancement ideas for the workflow system should be filed as enhancement tickets against the [trac:query:?status=assigned&status=new&status=reopened&keywords=~workflow&component=ticket+system ticket system] component.  You can also document ideas on the [trac:TracIdeas/TracWorkflow TracIdeas/TracWorkflow] page. Also look at the [http://trac-hacks.org/wiki/AdvancedTicketWorkflowPlugin AdvancedTicketWorkflowPlugin] as it provides experimental operations.