Mantis and CT2

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Mantis

We use Mantis software as a main CT2 Tasks and Bugs Management System.

CT2 Mantis home: http://mantis.jaguarfreight.com/mantis/main_page.php

For any job related to CT2 there is a task in mantis.

Every task is always assigned to someone at any moment in time.

Same task could "travel" from one person to another. For example it could be assigned to developer and then later to QA.

Task would often go through development phases during its lifetime. Each such development phase has its own "folder" called "Project" in Mantis. For example, task to create new component would be posted originally into "Specs" mantis folder and once specs are complete moved into "Dev(elopment)" mantis folder. After task is ready for QA it would be moved to "QA" mantis folder and so on.

For each job title (QA or developer or...) there is a specific CT2 workflow and therefore specific mantis worflow. At the same time there is a lot in common. Some use cases are same for everyone.

Major Use Case. How to see all your tasks

1. Log into Mantis.
2. Click on "View Issues" (main menu at the top)
3. If Filters panel is not open then open it by clicking on "+" (top left near "Search")
4. Click on "Assigned To:" filter
5. Select your name
6. Click on "Apply Filter"
7. Click on "Status" column to see sorted by status

System will display ALL your tasks. Example:

Project field

Status field

Task Profile

How to sort

How to work with filters

Creating specific tasks for each component

Sys Analyst creates tasks for each component and links as child to parent record so it is easy to see any time what tasks are there for each component and in what state.

Main task would be "Implement ver x.xx". But some of these tasks are bugs, tweaks, etc. For example under parent component 0001015: [Client.LogInPanel] we see:

parent of 	0001016	started	andrei 	4.QAbasic 	[Client.LogInPanel] Implement ver1.0  
parent of 	0001017	new	slava 	00.Graphics 	[Client.LogInPanel] Create Look and Feel for ver# 1.0  
parent of 	0001024	new	dima 	3b.Dev 	        [Client.LogInPanel] BUG: Login from another application hyperlink (MS Exel - hyperlink - Client)

Tasks are classified into:

• changes (new features, new versions of existing features/components, tweaks/changes)
• bugs

Decomposing Super Component into Components and Tasks

At some point it will be clear how to split specific super component (and its development) into a number of large subcomponents.

At this point Sys Analyst creates "mantis parent records" for each super component under Mantis project=[SuperCompName]. For example under Mantis Project=>>(Client) for Client Application you will see:

595	[Client.*Misc] =================== Client			
924	[Client.CTdetails]			
919	[Client.HomePage]			
921	[Client.ListAll]			
1015	[Client.LogInPanel]			
685	[Client.LookAndFeel]			
939	[Client.MAWBtracking]			
922	[Client.MyProfile]			
591	[Client.Reports]			
920	[Client.WatchList]			
925	[Client.WhereIs]