Use
User Preferences are user-specific interface settings. After an administrator creates a user record in the system, the user may login and change his or her preferences.
Path
Prefs tab
Procedure
In the Preferences page, users are able to maintain the following options:
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Login – a unique user ID used to identify a user during login.
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Password – the password entered by users to log into BUGtrack.
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Name – user name used for user identification in Project definitions and records management. It appears in all drop-down lists and bug history.
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E-mail – user’s e-mail address used for sending notifications and e-mails.
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List format – switches List format between Brief (just records’ subject lines) and Complete (short record details).
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Detail format – activates/deactivates Rich Text formatting for the Details text entry field.
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Stats layout – defines Stats Tab layout (up to eight records’ lists).
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Sort My Stuff by – establishes the priority of the list sorting attributes under the My Stuff Tab.
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Locale – defines the locale (date and time fields presentation formats) that the user would like to use.
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Language – defines the preferable interface language for each user individually. Currently English, German, Swedish and Japanese user interfaces are available to choose, more interfaces will be available soon. Texts may be in any language as all input fields support Unicode.
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Time Zone – defines the time zone (against Greenwich Time) where the user is located.
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BUGtrack skill level – by choosing Expert level, a user can save some screen space by hiding tips displayed next to each field and control in the Beginner mode.
To save your changes, Press the Submit button.
To cancel your changes, Press the Reset button.
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