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    22[[TracGuideToc]]
    33
    4 The Trac issue database provides a configurable workflow.
     4The Trac ticket system provides a configurable workflow.
    55
    66== The Default Ticket Workflow ==
     
    1111Graphically, that looks like this:
    1212
    13 [[Image(htdocs:../common/guide/original-workflow.png)]]
     13{{{#!Workflow width=500 height=240
     14leave = * -> *
     15leave.operations = leave_status
     16leave.default = 1
     17accept = new -> assigned
     18accept.permissions = TICKET_MODIFY
     19accept.operations = set_owner_to_self
     20resolve = new,assigned,reopened -> closed
     21resolve.permissions = TICKET_MODIFY
     22resolve.operations = set_resolution
     23reassign = new,assigned,reopened -> new
     24reassign.permissions = TICKET_MODIFY
     25reassign.operations = set_owner
     26reopen = closed -> reopened
     27reopen.permissions = TICKET_CREATE
     28reopen.operations = del_resolution
     29}}}
    1430
    1531There are some significant "warts" in this; such as accepting a ticket sets it to 'assigned' state, and assigning a ticket sets it to 'new' state.  Perfectly obvious, right?
    16 So you will probably want to migrate to "basic" workflow; `contrib/workflow/migrate_original_to_basic.py` may be helpful.
     32So you will probably want to migrate to "basic" workflow; [trac:source:trunk/contrib/workflow/migrate_original_to_basic.py contrib/workflow/migrate_original_to_basic.py] may be helpful.
    1733
    1834=== Environments created with 0.11 ===
     
    2137Graphically, it looks like this:
    2238
    23 [[Image(htdocs:../common/guide/basic-workflow.png)]]
     39{{{#!Workflow width=700 height=300
     40leave = * -> *
     41leave.operations = leave_status
     42leave.default = 1
     43accept = new,assigned,accepted,reopened -> accepted
     44accept.permissions = TICKET_MODIFY
     45accept.operations = set_owner_to_self
     46resolve = new,assigned,accepted,reopened -> closed
     47resolve.permissions = TICKET_MODIFY
     48resolve.operations = set_resolution
     49reassign = new,assigned,accepted,reopened -> assigned
     50reassign.permissions = TICKET_MODIFY
     51reassign.operations = set_owner
     52reopen = closed -> reopened
     53reopen.permissions = TICKET_CREATE
     54reopen.operations = del_resolution
     55}}}
    2456
    2557== Additional Ticket Workflows ==
    2658
    27 There are several example workflows provided in the Trac source tree; look in `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.
     59There are several example workflows provided in the Trac source tree; look in [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.
     60
     61Here are some [trac:WorkFlow/Examples diagrams] of the above examples.
    2862
    2963== Basic Ticket Workflow Customization ==
     64
     65Note: 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.
    3066
    3167Create a `[ticket-workflow]` section in `trac.ini`.
    3268Within this section, each entry is an action that may be taken on a ticket.
    3369For example, consider the `accept` action from `simple-workflow.ini`:
    34 {{{
     70{{{#!ini
    3571accept = new,accepted -> accepted
    3672accept.permissions = TICKET_MODIFY
     
    4278
    4379The available operations are:
    44  - del_owner -- Clear the owner field.
    45  - set_owner -- Sets the owner to the selected or entered owner.
    46    - ''actionname''`.set_owner` may optionally be set to a comma delimited list or a single value.
    47  - set_owner_to_self -- Sets the owner to the logged in user.
    48  - del_resolution -- Clears the resolution field
    49  - set_resolution -- Sets the resolution to the selected value.
    50    - ''actionname''`.set_resolution` may optionally be set to a comma delimited list or a single value.
    51 {{{
    52 Example:
    53 
     80- **del_owner** -- Clear the owner field.
     81- **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.
     82 - ''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.
     83- **set_owner_to_self** -- Sets the owner to the logged in user.
     84- **del_resolution** -- Clears the resolution field
     85- **set_resolution** -- Sets the resolution to the selected value.
     86 - ''actionname''`.set_resolution` may optionally be set to a comma delimited list or a single value. Example:
     87 {{{#!ini
    5488resolve_new = new -> closed
    5589resolve_new.name = resolve
     
    5892resolve_new.set_resolution = invalid,wontfix
    5993}}}
    60  - leave_status -- Displays "leave as <current status>" and makes no change to the ticket.
     94- **leave_status** -- Displays "leave as <current status>" and makes no change to the ticket.
    6195'''Note:''' Specifying conflicting operations (such as `set_owner` and `del_owner`) has unspecified results.
    6296
    63 {{{
     97In this example, we see the `.name` attribute used.  The action here is `resolve_accepted`, but it will be presented to the user as `resolve`.
     98
     99{{{#!ini
    64100resolve_accepted = accepted -> closed
    65101resolve_accepted.name = resolve
     
    68104}}}
    69105
    70 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`.
    71 
    72106For actions that should be available in all states, `*` may be used in place of the state.  The obvious example is the `leave` action:
    73 {{{
     107{{{#!ini
    74108leave = * -> *
    75109leave.operations = leave_status
     
    81115There 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.
    82116
    83 While creating or modifying a ticket workfow, `contrib/workflow/workflow_parser.py` may be useful.  It can create `.dot` files that [http://www.graphviz.org GraphViz] understands to provide a visual description of the workflow.
    84 
    85 This can be done as follows (your install path may be different).
    86 {{{
     117Workflows can be visualized by rendering them on the wiki using the [WikiMacros#Workflow-macro Workflow macro].
     118
     119Workflows 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):
     120{{{#!sh
    87121cd /var/local/trac_devel/contrib/workflow/
    88122sudo ./showworkflow /srv/trac/PlannerSuite/conf/trac.ini
     
    96130By adding the following to your [ticket-workflow] section of trac.ini you get optional testing.  When the ticket is in new, accepted or needs_work status 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 gets 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.
    97131
    98 {{{
    99 testing = new,accepted,needs_work -> testing
     132{{{#!ini
     133testing = new,accepted,needs_work,assigned,reopened -> testing
    100134testing.name = Submit to reporter for testing
    101135testing.permissions = TICKET_MODIFY
     
    110144}}}
    111145
     146=== How to combine the `tracopt.ticket.commit_updater` with the testing workflow ===
     147
     148The [[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.
     149
     150By default it reacts on some keywords found in changeset message logs like ''close'', ''fix'' etc. and performs the corresponding workflow action.
     151
     152If you have a more complex workflow, like the testing stage described above and you want the ''closes'' keyword to move the ticket to the ''testing'' status instead of the ''closed'' status, you need to adapt the code a bit.
     153
     154Have 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.
     155
     156== Example: Add simple optional generic review state ==
     157
     158Sometimes 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.
     159
     160The new `reviewing` state along with its associated `review` action looks like this:
     161
     162{{{#!ini
     163review = new,assigned,reopened -> reviewing
     164review.operations = set_owner
     165review.permissions = TICKET_MODIFY
     166}}}
     167
     168Then, 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:
     169
     170{{{#!ini
     171accept = new,reviewing -> assigned
     172[…]
     173resolve = new,assigned,reopened,reviewing -> closed
     174}}}
     175
     176Optionally, 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.
     177
     178{{{#!ini
     179reassign_reviewing = reviewing -> *
     180reassign_reviewing.name = reassign review
     181reassign_reviewing.operations = set_owner
     182reassign_reviewing.permissions = TICKET_MODIFY
     183}}}
     184
     185The full `[ticket-workflow]` configuration will thus look like this:
     186
     187{{{#!ini
     188[ticket-workflow]
     189accept = new,reviewing -> assigned
     190accept.operations = set_owner_to_self
     191accept.permissions = TICKET_MODIFY
     192leave = * -> *
     193leave.default = 1
     194leave.operations = leave_status
     195reassign = new,assigned,accepted,reopened -> assigned
     196reassign.operations = set_owner
     197reassign.permissions = TICKET_MODIFY
     198reopen = closed -> reopened
     199reopen.operations = del_resolution
     200reopen.permissions = TICKET_CREATE
     201resolve = new,assigned,reopened,reviewing -> closed
     202resolve.operations = set_resolution
     203resolve.permissions = TICKET_MODIFY
     204review = new,assigned,reopened -> reviewing
     205review.operations = set_owner
     206review.permissions = TICKET_MODIFY
     207reassign_reviewing = reviewing -> *
     208reassign_reviewing.operations = set_owner
     209reassign_reviewing.name = reassign review
     210reassign_reviewing.permissions = TICKET_MODIFY
     211}}}
     212
    112213== Example: Limit the resolution options for a new ticket ==
    113214
    114 The 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.
    115 
    116 {{{
     215The 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.
     216
     217{{{#!ini
    117218resolve_new = new -> closed
    118219resolve_new.name = resolve
     
    132233But if even that is not enough, you can disable the !ConfigurableTicketWorkflow component and create a plugin that completely replaces it.
    133234
    134 == some ideas for next steps ==
    135 
    136 New enhancement ideas for the workflow system should be filed as enhancement tickets against the `ticket system` component.  If desired, add a single-line link to that ticket here.
    137 
    138 If you have a response to the comments below, create an enhancement ticket, and replace the description below with a link to the ticket.
    139 
    140  * the "operation" could be on the nodes, possible operations are:
    141    * '''preops''': automatic, before entering the state/activity
    142    * '''postops''': automatic, when leaving the state/activity
    143    * '''actions''': can be chosen by the owner in the list at the bottom, and/or drop-down/pop-up together with the default actions of leaving the node on one of the arrows.
    144 This appears to add complexity without adding functionality; please provide a detailed example where these additions allow something currently impossible to implement.
    145 
    146  * operations could be anything: sum up the time used for the activity, or just write some statistical fields like
    147 A workflow plugin can add an arbitrary workflow operation, so this is already possible.
    148 
    149  * set_actor should be an operation allowing to set the owner, e.g. as a "preop":
    150    * either to a role, a person
    151    * entered fix at define time, or at run time, e.g. out of a field, or select.
    152 This is either duplicating the existing `set_owner` operation, or needs to be clarified.
    153 
    154  * Actions should be selectable based on the ticket type (different Workflows for different tickets)
    155 This is becoming a frequent request, with clear usecases.  The closest the current implementation will allow is to have a plugin provide a `triage` action that sets the next state based on the ticket type, so a `new` ticket would move to `new_task`, `new_defect`, etc., and the workflow graph would separate at that point.
     235== Adding Workflow States to Milestone Progress Bars ==
     236
     237If you add additional states to your workflow, you may want to customize your milestone progress bars as well.  See [TracIni#milestone-groups-section TracIni].
     238
     239== Ideas for next steps ==
     240
     241New 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.