Software Development

Allow users to select their time zone, and then shift dates accordingly. Low priority because MF currently only...

Allow users to select their time zone, and then shift dates accordingly. Low priority because MF currently only supports whole-day tasks, so the only improvement would be defining 'today' and remaining/lapsed times correctly.

Record and compare actual start/finish dates against target.

Suggest duplicating some date fields, so there is
...

Record and compare actual start/finish dates against target.

Suggest duplicating some date fields, so there is

original start/end
intended start/end
slipped start/end
completion date

and for the slipped dates to be calculated and displayed depending on the task dependencies.

When a task is created, original and intended dates should be the same. If the date is revised, update only the intended date, so that original expectations vs actual can be compared.

Thus, there are two kinds of slips, a dependency-forced slip, and a user defined slip.

However, allow the user to reset the original dates too, if it is not an actual slip or if it is a correction to the original dates. Thus, the project health indicators can be adjusted as necessary.

Create project health indicators based on the slippage.

consider how the process from answering a call moves to becoming an assigned user.

The essence of the problem is...

consider how the process from answering a call moves to becoming an assigned user.

The essence of the problem is that there are currently two gateways to accessing a task. It is either public and anyone can assign themselves, or a call has been issued and someone can answer the call and/or assign themselves to the task.

That a person can assign themselves to a task in some sense devalues the call process for the task owner.

For fully open projects, a call is not necessary to make a task public and for someone to find it and assign themselves.

Perhaps it is necessary to add a assignment approval step? Certainly there could be a project setting for "require approval for assignments". This sounds like an enhancement of the untrusted assigned user role.

Allow owner of a call to respond to received answers in different ways. Currently only un-logged email is possible.
...

Allow owner of a call to respond to received answers in different ways. Currently only un-logged email is possible.
- Record a flag that an email reponse has been sent
- accept or deny a response
- defer?

now that description has been expanded to allow lengthy entries,consider adding a tagline field so...

now that description has been expanded to allow lengthy entries,consider adding a tagline field so organisations/projects can have a snappy entry for use in short lists.

There is no locking mechanism to prevent multiple users working on an item at the same time. Might like to consider...

There is no locking mechanism to prevent multiple users working on an item at the same time. Might like to consider implementing this.

A page to display the crowdsourcing calls that match the user's interests and keywords. Not hard to do a first...

A page to display the crowdsourcing calls that match the user's interests and keywords. Not hard to do a first iteration.

some of them are showing dates
some of them are showing "Open ended" but the mouse over reports they are 13,000 days...

some of them are showing dates
some of them are showing "Open ended" but the mouse over reports they are 13,000 days over due. sounds like these tasks have 0 as the end date.

When making an appeal, if the task is already under way, select "task end date" by default, if it is before the task...

When making an appeal, if the task is already under way, select "task end date" by default, if it is before the task starts, select "task start date".
If it is overdue, select other with today's date.

be able to export all or select tasks with their start and end dates in a csv or similar file that can be read into...

be able to export all or select tasks with their start and end dates in a csv or similar file that can be read into microsoft outlook calendar

OK, I'm suggesting that the 'matching' is two-fold:
1. When an appeal is generated, known users are allocated a...

OK, I'm suggesting that the 'matching' is two-fold:
1. When an appeal is generated, known users are allocated a score in terms of their match criteria. New users are scored across all active appeals.

2. Any opportunity to show appeals uses the scores and possibly a recency to rank active appeals in order to display them.

Currently unbroadcast items are checked. However, if there are a lot of them, then they are annoying to untick.

...

Currently unbroadcast items are checked. However, if there are a lot of them, then they are annoying to untick.

Another item might be "check all/uncheck all" links

waving mouse over a bread crumb pops up a menu so you can choose other parent items. Hovering over the current...

waving mouse over a bread crumb pops up a menu so you can choose other parent items. Hovering over the current project gives you a menu of your other projects, likewise hovering over a parent tasks gives a list (max 10?) of other tasks at that level. That way switching between "tasks groups" can be simplified.

maybe "add task" could be a drop down list, so you could pick what kind of object you wanted to add (task, step,...

maybe "add task" could be a drop down list, so you could pick what kind of object you wanted to add (task, step, container, etc).

Create one table with all the freeform skills, (indexed by alphabetical keys?) and put in two map tables, one for...

Create one table with all the freeform skills, (indexed by alphabetical keys?) and put in two map tables, one for tasks and one for users. That way, an extant list of user defined skills can be created and kept, and searched more easily.

"Chris is looking for help with some tasks. " isn't very useful. Maybe it needs a link to my MF task appeal box in...

"Chris is looking for help with some tasks. " isn't very useful. Maybe it needs a link to my MF task appeal box in FB???

I think I liked the older version better, that listed each of the items being broadcast. Have we changed the length due to a change in the FB feed?

Otherwise, can we allow, say, 6 appeal broadcasts per 12 hours, and each item only once?

Kevin Stube asked for crowdsourcing limited to his network of staff. This is useful for announcing open tasks that...

Kevin Stube asked for crowdsourcing limited to his network of staff. This is useful for announcing open tasks that might not be public.

At the moment, crowdsoucing appeals are all public.

when making a task assignment with the assignemnt widget, If there are no users groups, allow user to add one. This...

when making a task assignment with the assignemnt widget, If there are no users groups, allow user to add one. This process should probably complete the assignment after the group creation, and return to the task view, which is the hard bit.

Likewise, perhaps add ability to 'add users' from the widget too.

Tickets should have
* a minimum duration of 7 days
* and if they are closed, a end date equal to their completion...

Tickets should have
* a minimum duration of 7 days
* and if they are closed, a end date equal to their completion date (or +7 days, which ever is longer)
* if they are open, an end date equal to today's date (or +7 days, which ever is longer)

Users are being added with the default roles, which is frustrating for non-public projects, because I often forget to...

Users are being added with the default roles, which is frustrating for non-public projects, because I often forget to set a specific role.

Would be better to have a role drop down box and allow that to be specified
(either for the whole group, or show a second page where individual roles could be tweaked)
(also add a link saying "change roles for these users" after adding, which would take you to the sec_edit page)

can we make the toggle for flat view/tree view a button to match the filter/unfiltered, i had a user say it was hard...

can we make the toggle for flat view/tree view a button to match the filter/unfiltered, i had a user say it was hard to find

Need a panel to view all crowdsourcing requests:
1. by user
2. by project
3. possibly by organisation.

...

Need a panel to view all crowdsourcing requests:
1. by user
2. by project
3. possibly by organisation.

Current, past and future ones should all be listed.

users get a feed that lists various things:
* note additions "Chris has added a note to ..." (makes notes more...

users get a feed that lists various things:
* note additions "Chris has added a note to ..." (makes notes more forum-like).
* task added
* task completed
* etc

On front page, add summary of unassigned tasks.

Also add this to org pages, showing a sample of unassigned tasks...

On front page, add summary of unassigned tasks.

Also add this to org pages, showing a sample of unassigned tasks from that org, and links to the full list of tasks (maybe in /public?)

This is more random, but on "Skills and Interests", I would almost have "translation" as its own category with common...

This is more random, but on "Skills and Interests", I would almost have "translation" as its own category with common languages listed, or otherwise call that out because translating docs, fliers, webpages, etc. is an excellent thing to volunteer crowdsource, as long as a couple people check it over.

The CSS document has been growing, and there are a lot of redundancies, unused definitions and a few mistakes. Clean...

The CSS document has been growing, and there are a lot of redundancies, unused definitions and a few mistakes. Clean up and consolidate. May require some changes to templates.

one big list gets a bit clunky. would be nice to have a folder structure to make it easier to view. i like that the...

one big list gets a bit clunky. would be nice to have a folder structure to make it easier to view. i like that the files are shown below the tasks in list-view very much.

I would really like to have more people than just me, the original project creator, be able to receive the...

I would really like to have more people than just me, the original project creator, be able to receive the every-time-anyone-does-anything emails.

It would be cool to have a view that looks like the member-specific member security page where I could look at all...

It would be cool to have a view that looks like the member-specific member security page where I could look at all the unassigned tasks and there would be check boxes by them, and I could assign one person a whole bunch of tasks with minimal page loads.

creator and helper/creator are a bit nuance-y for me

i would like a "project owner" category where the people who...

creator and helper/creator are a bit nuance-y for me

i would like a "project owner" category where the people who i (the project creator) made into "project owners" would receive ALL the little emails that I get that really tell me how people are using the tool.

It would be cool if notification emails listed the breadcrumbs listing for that task.

If I get something that...

It would be cool if notification emails listed the breadcrumbs listing for that task.

If I get something that says "develop a budget" is 30% done, but I have eight "develop a budget" tasks under different containers, and this is one is really under "game room plan", under "impressions team", under the ISU project, it would be a lot easier if the email would include the placement of that task in a trail of info:

NASA-ISU Project Team NASA-ISU SSP09 Integrated... IMPRESSIONS TEAM -... Game Room Plan Develop a Budget

Receiving a notification email (with the note text in it) when someone leaves a note on a task to which I am assigned...

Receiving a notification email (with the note text in it) when someone leaves a note on a task to which I am assigned would be mega useful.

Right now I don't know of any way to find out when anyone posts a note on anything... am I missing something?

I wish that when someone added a note to a task, I could receive a notification email with the note's text in it...

I wish that when someone added a note to a task, I could receive a notification email with the note's text in it (rather than just being notified about completion levels changing).

somewhere at the top of each task there should be info for the project owner so that when projects are public or...

somewhere at the top of each task there should be info for the project owner so that when projects are public or crowd sourced, a visitor knows who to contact if they have questions.

Allow tasks to be categorized, mainly of use for completion.

For instance,
Complete, Fixed, Closed, Will not...

Allow tasks to be categorized, mainly of use for completion.

For instance,
Complete, Fixed, Closed, Will not fix, delayed, etc.

Add list of assigned users to the user filter for tasks. Just scan all the tasks, take out the assigned users, make...

Add list of assigned users to the user filter for tasks. Just scan all the tasks, take out the assigned users, make an array of names, add that to the filter list as a sub array 'People', key by ID, and add the appropriate code to the filter function

perhaps change "not me" to -1
change "me" to be my user ID,
and index the others by thier user ID.

Simple to execute the filter, but generating the list might be a little slow each time.

At the moment this function checks for task_type_fk=2, when really there should be a "has_children" column in the...

At the moment this function checks for task_type_fk=2, when really there should be a "has_children" column in the task_types array.

1. Add "has_children"
2. Replace =2 with with .has_children

Currently, if one creates a project and several tasks then goes back and adjusts start or end dates on the individual...

Currently, if one creates a project and several tasks then goes back and adjusts start or end dates on the individual tasks prior to the project actually starting, it shows in the log.

Make the project "inactive" until the project manager feels it is completely created, then the manager can click "active" and the log begins.

This will clean up the log section

add one project as a major task inside a project. That project can't be edited there, but could be viewed as a block...

add one project as a major task inside a project. That project can't be edited there, but could be viewed as a block that changed when the inserted project changed.

I would like to be able to set default views for when I first view the project --- I might really want my master...

I would like to be able to set default views for when I first view the project --- I might really want my master containers to be in alphabetical order every time, rather than Start Date, which appears to be the default. I would be happy to have that as an option on my personal settings page that would apply to all projects.

I usually like to only use start-date-to-end-date format for durations. I wish there was a default I could set on my personal settings that would cause all my menus to default to that so I wouldn't have to click it everysingletime.

For the home page.

Something like this:
http://video.yahoo.com/watch/1430043/4911993

Want me to video you on...

For the home page.

Something like this:
http://video.yahoo.com/watch/1430043/4911993

Want me to video you on Thursday? :-)

This was noticed on the user_tasks.php page, but might be true everywhere.

When nested tasks are shown filtered,...

This was noticed on the user_tasks.php page, but might be true everywhere.

When nested tasks are shown filtered, it is necessary to show parent tasks to get to a target task.
Ie, if filtered on assigned user, as is done for user_tasks.php, tasks not belonging to the chosen user are shown. If then filtered on completion as well, the users assigned+completed tasks are hidden as should be, but the parent tasks that do not belong to the user are still shown.

Might have to do with the order things are done...?

When clicking another user's name to send an email to them, a cc should be sent to the sender as well since the...

When clicking another user's name to send an email to them, a cc should be sent to the sender as well since the sender won't have it in their sent messages for records.

take holidays into account, and add extra days to schedules

might also want to look at working weeks, other kinds...

take holidays into account, and add extra days to schedules

might also want to look at working weeks, other kinds of delays, etc

Persistent login with 'remember me' feature. Take user to "my home' on page load. That is, default page is...

Persistent login with 'remember me' feature. Take user to "my home' on page load. That is, default page is /forge/index when logged in, and /public/index when logged out. Need to allow logged in users to visit the home page too though, so might need a don't redirect flag.

http://jaspan.com/improved_persistent_login_cookie_best_practice

like a forum, it would be nice to see which items have been updated recently, or added recnetly. Currently there is...

like a forum, it would be nice to see which items have been updated recently, or added recnetly. Currently there is no way to tell if a task has been added, or a new note, etc.

I am listed as owner on projects I did not create http://missionforge.net/forge/project.php?project_id=81
or that I...

I am listed as owner on projects I did not create http://missionforge.net/forge/project.php?project_id=81
or that I created for someone else
http://missionforge.net/forge/project.php?project_id=97

In the case of the later, the person it was created for is an Admin on the project, but I cannot assign her to be the owner.

When copying a project (SGC 2008 in this case), even if unticking the box that says "Task Assignments" all tasks stay...

When copying a project (SGC 2008 in this case), even if unticking the box that says "Task Assignments" all tasks stay assigned to the past user.

Add a feature so when task list is filtered and some items might be hidden from view, users can search for a specific...

Add a feature so when task list is filtered and some items might be hidden from view, users can search for a specific task or all tasks with a specific term.

So I'm closing out some of my tasks and containers, and have come upon a situation...

There are some thing we had...

So I'm closing out some of my tasks and containers, and have come upon a situation...

There are some thing we had originally planned to do.
We decided at some point not to do them.
Now past their initial deadlines, they pop up as incomplete tasks.

I don't want to lose record of them being planned at one time and us deciding to cancel them, but I don't want to say they're 100% done.

Could there be a "CANCELED" option at the end of the completion level bar? That would then of course be recorded in the notes of that object that "jessica canceled this object on 8/29" etc.

Thank you!

When I filter by "incomplete", some containers that have no incomplete tasks under them show up as if they had some...

When I filter by "incomplete", some containers that have no incomplete tasks under them show up as if they had some completion level associated with them.

I think some of them might have been tasks previously, and I changed the object type, if that helps...

Thanks!

I clicked on the "Add some user groups first" link to add users to a group so I could assign a task to all the users...

I clicked on the "Add some user groups first" link to add users to a group so I could assign a task to all the users in the group, and it took me to a "Page Not Found" page.

If someone pastes a link to another task in the body of a task,

e.g.: "See...

If someone pastes a link to another task in the body of a task,

e.g.: "See http://missionforge.net/forge/task.php?task_id=999"

Filter this and create a readable link:

"See Task Title..."

visitors should not be able to see the completion widget unless logged in.

...

visitors should not be able to see the completion widget unless logged in.

http://missionforge.net/forge/task.php?task_id=3285

(I might be mistaken, if that is a public project, though I don't recall allowing non-logged in users to change a project....

http://missionforge.net/public/org.php?org_id=38

when there is no info, the box and header of table should be...

http://missionforge.net/public/org.php?org_id=38

when there is no info, the box and header of table should be suppressed.

projects summarize notes from sub tasks on the project view (project.php) but there is not title explaining what they...

projects summarize notes from sub tasks on the project view (project.php) but there is not title explaining what they are This confused even me (chris) when looking back at them.

Should say something like "Recent notes on this project's tasks" or similar.

Hi Chris,
I seem to get one of these every 4-6 weeks, but when I click the link,
there is always a message that...

Hi Chris,
I seem to get one of these every 4-6 weeks, but when I click the link,
there is always a message that says there are no appeals for help at this
time.
I have no idea what this guy is offering to help with.

Any thoughts?
Kevin

-----Original Message-----
From: AAAA
Sent: None
To: BBBB
Subject: [Mission Forge] Call for help: I can do this task. Please instruct
me.

X-Mailer: MissionForge

Reply-To:AAAA

Message-Id: <20090928023856.71AA51171B@mail.cboshuizen.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:38:56 -0700 (PDT)
X-Nonspam: None

Dear AAAA,

Regarding your call for help
http://missionforge.net/public/task_appeal.php?id=95, I can do this task.
Please instruct me.

If a project is archived/complete, it is hidden in the home list. However, it still seems the parent organisation...

If a project is archived/complete, it is hidden in the home list. However, it still seems the parent organisation shows up, which is a bit confusing.