[rt-users] Request for comments: Configurable Status

[Kelly D. Lucas]

Kelly,

Good point about searching, as that is one key area that my corporate 
management will insist upon.

So I'm curious is there is an easy way to search on custom fields?

kdl

K.D. Lucas
lucaskeli at fastmail.fm



Kelly F. Hickel wrote:

>Our support group really wanted to do custom status via the status
>field, and not by custom fields.  Primarily because the custom fields
>are not integrated into the search, resolution, report "screens" (as
>reported by others).  So, either customer status values (which we have
>now), or better integration of custom fields would solve that issue.
>
>I'd also like to be able to do scrips based on status changes, which I
>think I can do now, but haven't gotten into scrips that much.  It seems
>to me that by doing this, you've covered the more complex workflow
>scenarios, without making it too difficult for beginning users......
>
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>Kelly F. Hickel
>Senior Software Architect
>MQSoftware, Inc.
>952.345.8677
>kfh at mqsoftware.com
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Jesse [mailto:jesse at bestpractical.com]
>>Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 4:09 PM
>>To: rt-users at lists.bestpractical.com
>>Subject: [rt-users] Request for comments: Configurable Status
>>
>>
>>In the traditional RT model, the "Status" field is a simple, limited
>>list of possible states that a ticket can be in. Roughly: untouched,
>>active, temporarily inactive, permanently inactive.  For more advanced
>>workflow, we've recommended that users create custom fields or use
>>multiple queues to represent different workflow stages.  Of late,
>>there's been an upswing in the number of users who would rather simply
>>modify the existing "status" field.
>>
>>Would a simple editable per-queue ordered list of possible statuses
>>(stati?) be sufficient for your needs?  Do you need to control which
>>status transitions are allowed? Do you need to be able to lock down
>>certain statuses such that they're only selectable by specific users?
>>
>>
>>	Best,
>>	Jesse
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