Use
In order for a user to log into BUGtrack for the first time from a particular computer, a user should follow an initial license setup URL to store encrypted license information in cookies. This URL needs to be used on a new computer or each time after cookies have been deleted.
When encrypted license information is stored in cookies, users may login by using their user names and passwords. To login to BUGtrack, users not only need to know the initial license setup URL but their user names and passwords as well (i.e. respective user records must exist).
BUGtrack provides a special wizard to automate mass-sending user names and passwords to users along with a license setup URL.
Path
Admin tab – Administration area – Send e-mail with License Setup URL to users link
Procedure
The e-mail can be only sent to the users maintained in your BUGtrack user directory. In the License Setup form, select the users to whom you would like to send an invitation by selecting respective checkboxes. The following mass processing options are available:
- To quickly find users of a group, click the corresponding link at the top of the page.
- To select all of your BUGtrack users, press the Select All button.
- To deselect all of the selected users, press the Deselect All button.
- To cancel your selection changes and return to default values, press the Reset button.
Use the Subject text-entry field to create the subject line for your message.
Enter your message text in the Body text-entry field. In the message text the following variables are supported (placeholders that the system fills with real values when sending out messages):
- %NAME% for user names as recorded in the user directory;
- %LICENSEURL% for the initial license setup URL (for the first-time login);
- %LOGIN% for a user ID as recorded in the user directory;
- %PASSWORD% for user passwords;
- %URL% for a regular (shorter) BUGtrack URL (for subsequent logins).
To check the spelling of your text, press the Spell Check button.
To send out your message immediately, press the Send button.
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