Getting started with IssueZilla |
User accounts
When you join a hosted development project on this site, you automatically get an IssueZilla account for access to project issues. Information about your account is available under "Edit prefs" in the IssueZilla toolbar. You have several options to change how your account is configured.
You can also view a list of IssueZilla permissions assigned to you. Once you become a member of a project, you gain additional IssueZilla permissions beyond querying the issue database. You can view your permissions using the "Edit prefs" link in the IssueZilla tool bar. Your permissions depend upon your role in a project:
Permissions are important because they are linked to the lifecycle and resolution of issues. For example, if you have the "Can confirm an issue" permission, then you can change the status of any UNCONFIRMED issue to NEW. This is critical because it serves as a green light to the person the issue is assigned to (and anyone else connected with the issue) by confirming that the issue is "real." To understand more about issue status, read more about the lifecycle of an issue.
If you are a project owner, you automatically have administrative permissions in IssueZilla to manage and track your project's issues. Admin options appearing in the IssueZilla tool bar allow you to:
Probably the most significant permission you have as a project owner is the ability to edit the permissions of all other users on your project. This can include giving other users administrative permissions to delegate some of your issue management workload. If a project member has submitted several issues that get confirmed, then this is probably a person who understands the project and the issue tracking system well, and deserves the "Can confirm an issue" permission. As a project owner, you should track this and proactively manage user permissions assignments accordingly. |