Changes between Version 1 and Version 2 of TracReports


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  • TracReports

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    77Rather than have its own report definition format, TracReports relies on standard SQL
    8 SELECT statements for custom report definition.
     8`SELECT` statements for custom report definition.
     9
     10  '''Note:''' ''The report module is being phased out in its current form because it seriously limits the ability of the Trac team to make adjustments to the underlying database schema. We believe that the [wiki:TracQuery query module] is a good replacement that provides more flexibility and better usability. While there are certain reports that cannot yet be handled by the query module, we intend to further enhance it so that at some point the reports module can be completely removed. This also means that there will be no major enhancements to the report module anymore.''
     11
     12  ''You can already completely replace the reports module by the query module simply by disabling the former in [wiki:TracIni trac.ini]:''
     13  {{{
     14  [components]
     15  trac.ticket.report.* = disabled
     16  }}}
     17  ''This will make the query module the default handler for the “View Tickets” navigation item. We encourage you to try this configuration and report back what kind of features of reports you are missing, if any.''
     18
     19  '''''You will almost definitely need to restart your httpd at this point.'''''
    920
    1021A report consists of these basic parts:
    11  * ID -- Unique (sequential) identifier
    12  * Title  -- Descriptive title
    13  * Description  -- A brief description of the report, in WikiFormatting text.
    14  * Report Body -- List of results from report query, formatted according to the methods described below.
    15  * Footer -- Links to alternative download formats for this report.
    16 
     22 * '''ID''' -- Unique (sequential) identifier
     23 * '''Title'''  -- Descriptive title
     24 * '''Description'''  -- A brief description of the report, in WikiFormatting text.
     25 * '''Report Body''' -- List of results from report query, formatted according to the methods described below.
     26 * '''Footer''' -- Links to alternative download formats for this report.
    1727
    1828== Changing Sort Order ==
     
    2131If a column header is a hyperlink (red), click the column you would like to sort by. Clicking the same header again reverses the order.
    2232
    23 
    24 == Alternate Download Formats ==
    25 Aside from the default HTML view, reports can also be exported in a number of alternate formats.
     33== Navigating Tickets ==
     34Clicking on one of the report results will take you to that ticket. You can navigate through the results by clicking the ''Next Ticket'' or ''Previous Ticket'' links just below the main menu bar, or click the ''Back to Report'' link to return to the report page.
     35
     36You can safely edit any of the tickets and continue to navigate through the results using the Next/Previous/Back to Report links after saving your results, but when you return to the report, there will be no hint about what has changed, as would happen if you were navigating a list of tickets obtained from a query (see TracQuery#NavigatingTickets). ''(since 0.11)''
     37
     38== Alternative Download Formats ==
     39Aside from the default HTML view, reports can also be exported in a number of alternative formats.
    2640At the bottom of the report page, you will find a list of available data formats. Click the desired link to
    27 download the alternate report format.
     41download the alternative report format.
    2842
    2943=== Comma-delimited - CSV (Comma Separated Values) ===
    3044Export the report as plain text, each row on its own line, columns separated by a single comma (',').
    31 '''Note:''' Column data is stripped from carriage returns, line feeds and commas to preserve structure.
     45'''Note:''' Carriage returns, line feeds, and commas are stripped from column data to preserve the CSV structure.
    3246
    3347=== Tab-delimited ===
     
    3549
    3650=== RSS - XML Content Syndication ===
    37 All reports support syndication using XML/RSS 2.0. To subscribe to a , click the the orange 'XML' icon at the bottom of the page. See TracRss for general information on RSS support in Trac.
    38 
    39 ----
     51All reports support syndication using XML/RSS 2.0. To subscribe to an RSS feed, click the orange 'XML' icon at the bottom of the page. See TracRss for general information on RSS support in Trac.
     52
     53----
     54
    4055== Creating Custom Reports ==
    4156
     
    5267The ''ticket'' table has the following columns:
    5368 * id
     69 * type
    5470 * time
    5571 * changetime
     
    6076 * reporter
    6177 * cc
    62  * url
    6378 * version
    6479 * milestone
     
    6782 * summary
    6883 * description
     84 * keywords
    6985
    7086See TracTickets for a detailed description of the column fields.
     
    93109Example:
    94110{{{
    95 SELECT id AS ticket,summary FROM ticket WHERE priority='$PRIORITY'
    96 }}}
    97 
    98 To assign a value to $PRIORITY when viewing the report, you must define it as an argument in the report URL, leaving out the the leading '$'.
     111SELECT id AS ticket,summary FROM ticket WHERE priority=$PRIORITY
     112}}}
     113
     114To assign a value to $PRIORITY when viewing the report, you must define it as an argument in the report URL, leaving out the leading '$'.
    99115
    100116Example:
    101117{{{
    102  http://projects.edgewall.com/trac/reports/14?PRIORITY=high
     118 http://trac.edgewall.org/reports/14?PRIORITY=high
     119}}}
     120
     121To use multiple variables, separate them with an '&'.
     122
     123Example:
     124{{{
     125 http://trac.edgewall.org/reports/14?PRIORITY=high&SEVERITY=critical
    103126}}}
    104127
     
    111134Example (''List all tickets assigned to me''):
    112135{{{
    113 SELECT id AS ticket,summary FROM ticket WHERE owner='$USER'
     136SELECT id AS ticket,summary FROM ticket WHERE owner=$USER
    114137}}}
    115138
     
    140163
    141164=== Custom formatting columns ===
    142 Columns whose names begin and end with 2 underscores (Example: '''_''''''_color_''''''_''') are
     165Columns whose names begin and end with 2 underscores (Example: '''`__color__`''') are
    143166assumed to be ''formatting hints'', affecting the appearance of the row.
    144167 
    145  * '''_''''''_group_''''''_''' -- Group results based on values in this column. Each group will have its own header and table.
    146  * '''_''''''_color_''''''_''' -- Should be a numeric value ranging from 1 to 5 to select a pre-defined row color. Typically used to color rows by issue priority.
    147  * '''_''''''_style_''''''_''' -- A custom CSS style expression to use for the current row.
     168 * '''`__group__`''' -- Group results based on values in this column. Each group will have its own header and table.
     169 * '''`__color__`''' -- Should be a numeric value ranging from 1 to 5 to select a pre-defined row color. Typically used to color rows by issue priority.
     170{{{
     171#!html
     172<div style="margin-left:7.5em">Defaults:
     173<span style="border: none; color: #333; background: transparent;  font-size: 85%; background: #fdc; border-color: #e88; color: #a22">Color 1</span>
     174<span style="border: none; color: #333; background: transparent;  font-size: 85%; background: #ffb; border-color: #eea; color: #880">Color 2</span>
     175<span style="border: none; color: #333; background: transparent;  font-size: 85%; background: #fbfbfb; border-color: #ddd; color: #444">Color 3</span>
     176<span style="border: none; color: #333; background: transparent; font-size: 85%; background: #e7ffff; border-color: #cee; color: #099">Color 4</span>
     177<span style="border: none; color: #333; background: transparent;  font-size: 85%; background: #e7eeff; border-color: #cde; color: #469">Color 5</span>
     178</div>
     179}}}
     180 * '''`__style__`''' -- A custom CSS style expression to use for the current row.
    148181
    149182'''Example:''' ''List active tickets, grouped by milestone, colored by priority''
     
    167200also possible to create multi-line report entries.
    168201
    169  * '''column_''' -- ''Break row after this''. By appending an underscore ('_') to the column name, the remaining columns will be be continued on a second line.
    170 
    171  * '''_column_''' -- ''Full row''. By adding an underscore ('_') both at the beginning and the end of a column name, the data will be shown on a separate row.
    172 
    173  * '''_column'''  --  ''Hide data''. Prepending an underscore ('_') to a column name instructs Trac to hide the contents from the HTML output. This is useful for information to be visible only if downloaded in other formats (like CSV or RSS/XML).
     202 * '''`column_`''' -- ''Break row after this''. By appending an underscore ('_') to the column name, the remaining columns will be be continued on a second line.
     203
     204 * '''`_column_`''' -- ''Full row''. By adding an underscore ('_') both at the beginning and the end of a column name, the data will be shown on a separate row.
     205
     206 * '''`_column`'''  --  ''Hide data''. Prepending an underscore ('_') to a column name instructs Trac to hide the contents from the HTML output. This is useful for information to be visible only if downloaded in other formats (like CSV or RSS/XML).
    174207
    175208'''Example:''' ''List active tickets, grouped by milestone, colored by priority, with  description and multi-line layout''
     
    192225}}}
    193226
    194 
    195 ----
    196 See also: TracTickets, TracQuery, TracGuide
     227=== Reporting on custom fields ===
     228
     229If you have added custom fields to your tickets (a feature since v0.8, see TracTicketsCustomFields), you can write a SQL query to cover them. You'll need to make a join on the ticket_custom table, but this isn't especially easy.
     230
     231If you have tickets in the database ''before'' you declare the extra fields in trac.ini, there will be no associated data in the ticket_custom table. To get around this, use SQL's "LEFT OUTER JOIN" clauses. See TracIniReportCustomFieldSample for some examples.
     232
     233'''Note that you need to set up permissions in order to see the buttons for adding or editing reports.'''
     234
     235----
     236See also: TracTickets, TracQuery, TracGuide, [http://www.sqlite.org/lang_expr.html Query Language Understood by SQLite]