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Customizing Alcea Fast IssueTrack

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Customization

We don't recommend this color scheme, but here are some examples of possible customizations.
 
Customizing Built-In Fields
 
Disabling Project Management Fields
 

The following fields can be disabled if you are not planning to use them:

  • Requested Due Date
  • Actual Completion Date
  • Estimated Hours
  • Actual Hours
  • Percent Complete
  • Paren

To do this, navigate to the Administration Menu page and click the Server link. On the Server page, check the Disable Project Management Fields option. The change takes effect when users next log into the system. Stopping and restarting the server forces all users to log in again.

 
Other Built-In Fields
 
The names of the other fields may be changed for your own purpose by using the customize strings functionality. Navigate to the Administration Menu page and click the Customize Strings link (listed under Advanced). Almost all of the strings within Fast IssueTrack appear here.

You will see three columns, the first contains an Edit link (and might contain a second Reset link if a string has been changed). The second column contains the tag name. These are the tags used within Fast IssueTrack's templates. The third column contains the current value of the tag. All of the field names have the tag's Column<FieldName>, where FieldName is the name of the field. In our example above, we would click the Edit link next to sColumnEnvironment. Enter a new string in the textfield present and click Submit. The change will take place immediately, even for users that are currently logged in.

Special strings include sHead, sFoot, and sBottom. These strings appear on every page. The sHead tag appears in the <HEAD> section of an html template. The sBottom tag appears below the html for the menu, and above everything else on a template. The sFoot tag appears at the bottom of an html page, and could be used to close any tags opened in the sBottom tag.

 
Adding Custom Fields
 
Custom fields may be added by navigating to the Administration Menu page and clicking the Field link. Any existing custom fields display in a list at the top of the page. Type the field name, as you want it to appear on the new, view, and modify screens. Select the field type, where String is a string (such as the existing Version field), TextArea is a larger box (such as the existing Description field), and List is a dropdown list. Entering information in the box beside the list will populate data in your dropdown list (one entry per line). Checking the Field History box will keep a record of each change to this information (such as the status and assigned to fields). This is a less efficient way to store data, so only use this if you really require a history for this field. The sort order impacts the order that the custom fields will be displayed. Custom fields will always follow all of the existing fields except historical fields will always appear second last (above the description text area).
 
Changing the Logo (Registered Versions Only)
 
To switch our product logo to your own logo:
  1. Place your .gif or .jpg in the c:\Program files\Alcea Fast IssueTrack directory.
  2. Navigate to the Administration Menu page and click the Customize Strings link.
  3. On the Customize Strings page, note that the first entry is rLogo.
  4. Click the Edit link.
  5. In the text box, type the filename of the new logo.
  6. Your change should take effect immediately.
 
Using Style Sheets to Customize the Look and Feel
 
Customizing the look and feel is an advanced topic. You must be familiar with html and style sheets in order to take advantage of this functionality. Many tutorials about style sheets exist on the Internet.

Fast Issuetrack uses style sheets to define the look and feel. You can view the default style sheet by going to the Fast IssueTrack server URL, and adding "main.css". (For example, http://localhost:10000/main.css). Depending on your Web browser, you may be prompted for a program in which to view the file. If so, choose a text editor such as notepad on a Windows system.

A good way to start customizing the look and feel is to save this template, and use it as a starting point. Save it in your Fast IssueTrack directory. The filename must end in .css (and you will want to call it something other than main.css). Stop and restart the Fast IssueTrack server. Navigate to the Administration Menu page and click the Server link and you should see your css file in the Stylesheet to use dropdown menu. Select your stylesheet name, and press Change Settings. This change will take effect when you next log in, so you will likely want to logout and back in. Changes to your stylesheet should now be reflected immediately in the pages delivered by Fast IssueTrack.

 


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