[[PageOutline(2-5,Contents,pullout)]] = Add support for ticket dependencies to Trac == Description === What is it? This plugin adds "blocks" and "blocked by" fields to each ticket, enabling you to express dependencies between tickets. It also provides a graphviz-based dependency-graph feature for those tickets having dependencies specified, allowing you to visually understand the dependency tree. The dependency graph is viewable by clicking 'depgraph' in the context (in the upper right corner) menu when viewing a ticket that blocks or is blocked by another ticket. This plugin works on Trac 1.0+. The plugin also works on Trac 0.11 and 0.12, but is no longer maintained. [[Image(TracTicketDepgraphPlugin:TracTicketDepgraphPlugin-Screenshot.jpg, border=2)]] Shown in the image above is the following: 1. "Depgraph" link at ticket !#62 on middle top, yellow bullet. 1. `Blocks` and `blocked by` extra fields at ticket !#62. 1. Graphical representation and deeper relation to other tickets on the right. 1. Ticket statuses explanation in the lower left corner. === What is it not? * It does not provide ticket-hiding for sub-tasks of a top-level ticket. * There is no parent/child relationship possible, though this is now on the roadmap for an upcoming release, see #10964. * You cannot view the descriptions of tickets depending on the current ticket. * In fact, there are no explicit features that can assist you with sub-task management. * It does not allow you to create a dependent ticket from the current ticket. * It does not include reporting features to show how tasks are interrelated, other than the dependency graph already described above. Just put the ticket numbers that a given ticket is blocking in the `Blocking` field. Enter just the number, no leading `#`. Separate multiple numbers with commas. Make sure you add the custom fields as shown below. To use the dependency graphs you need to install [https://graphviz.org/ Graphviz] (released under Common Public License), and which can be installed from [pypi:graphviz/ PyPi]. You do not need the GraphvizPlugin or anything else beyond the dot binary. See also DepgraphSidebarPlugin, TracTicketDepgraphPlugin. == Bugs/Feature Requests Existing bugs and feature requests for MasterTicketsPlugin are [report:9?COMPONENT=MasterTicketsPlugin here]. If you have any issues, create a [/newticket?component=MasterTicketsPlugin new ticket]. [[TicketQuery(component=MasterTicketsPlugin&group=type,format=progress)]] == Download Download the latest revision from [export:masterticketsplugin here]. The plugin is also available on [pypi:TracMasterTickets PyPi]. == Source You can check out MasterTicketsPlugin from [/svn/masterticketsplugin here] using Subversion, or [source:masterticketsplugin browse the source] with Trac. == Installation The easiest way to install this plugin is by using `pip install`: {{{#!sh $ pip install svn+https://trac-hacks.org/svn/masterticketsplugin/trunk/ }}} == Configuration To enable, add the following to your `trac.ini` file: {{{#!ini [components] mastertickets.* = enabled }}} To configure the plugin to use a graphviz/dot installation that is at another location, add the following to your `trac.ini` file: {{{#!ini [mastertickets] dot_path = /opt/local/bin/dot }}} The documentation for other configuration options can be reviewed in the `[mastertickets]` section of TracIni. === Upgrade your installation After installing or enabling this plugin, a new table is added to the database and Trac will need to be upgraded. Therefore run the following: {{{#!sh $ trac-admin /path/to/env upgrade }}} == Recent Changes [[ChangeLog(masterticketsplugin, 3)]] == Author/Contributors '''Author:''' [wiki:coderanger] [[BR]] '''Maintainer:''' [[Maintainer]] [[BR]] '''Contributors:''' [wiki:mitar]