| Every Alcea Fast IssueTrack
page includes a System Menu at the top of the page, to the
right of the system logo. This menu allows a user to navigate
quickly between the numerous screens in the system. Following
the menu there is a Filter Definition that signals to the
user if there are any issues that are currently being shielded
from view. Filtered issues help to make the system more
readable by only showing desired issues.
System Menu
The contents of this menu depend on
the permissions of the user. By default, all menus contain
links to Main Menu page, Filters
page, Reports page, Charts
page and Logout page. This default menu
is the menu shown to readonly users.
The menu displayed to normal users expands
the default set to include both the New Issue
page, and Edit Profile page.
The menu displayed to admin users
expands the normal menu to include the Bulk Update
page and Admin Menu page.
Filters
The filter definition defines
the current filter, which is being used to query data
in the system. A filter is used as a complex search feature
for finding issues that match a specified criterion. Any
issues, which do not match this filter, are shielded until
the filter is reset. This process allows users to view
smaller sets of data and isolate the information they
are looking for.
The filter definition also enhances
readability by allowing a hidden attribute to be set in
addition to the filter. This hidden attribute specifies
a set of status types that are hidden by default. As mentioned
above, hidden issues help to make the system more readable
by only showing the desired issues. The filter definition
also displays a hidden attribute that allows issues with
a specific status to be hidden from view. Hidden issues
also help to make the system more readable by only showing
issues with a relevant status.
For example, all Closed issues
are hidden by default. As a system grows, the number of
Closed issues continues to grow, and these issues
become less important. If a filter is being used, then
Filter: ON is displayed, followed by
all the field components that are defined in the filter
(within the brackets). There is a clear filter link if
a filter is set and then a link at the end of the filter
definition allows the user to toggle the hidden issues.
(For example, Closed Issues Hidden and
Closed Issues Displayed.)
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