Deskzilla allows users to search for bugs and organize them in several convenient ways.
Navigation Pane
The navigation pane allows users to arrange bugs in the required manner using the following tools:
Queries and sub-queries |
Queries allow users to create, save and then run Boolean statements, which filter bugs by specified criteria. Sub-queries provide an option for further filtering of query results. See Queries section for details. |
Distributions |
Distributions are used to display the bugs break down by values of some particular field and are represented as sets of sub-queries based on the selected field. For example, a distribution by status will generate a folder of sub-queries corresponding to different status values where each sub-query filters bugs by one status value (i.e sub-query showing new bugs, sub-query showing open bugs, etc). See Distributions section for details. |
Tabular distributions |
Tabular distributions allow users to create bugs break downs by two fields and also set additional filters on the distribution results. See Tabular Distributions section for details. |
Folders |
TBD |
Tags |
The tags feature allows users to create a number of personal tags which are only used locally and assign them to the required bugs, thus grouping them in a particular way. |
All queries and distributions are Boolean logic expressions and when arranged hierarchically they filter the results of the higher level expression. It is possible to copy and rearrange them, thus applying them to any node. For example, the distribution by Status created for the top-level node will display status distribution for all bugs. However, it can be moved or copied to any of the child nodes and show this distribution for bugs returned by this child node. For example, show distribution by status for all bugs added today.
To move a query or a distribution to another place in the hierarchy, select it in the hierarchy by clicking on it and then drag it to the required location. As the element is dragged over the navigation pane the possible new locations are highlighted with red. Once the required location is highlighted drop the element.
To copy a query or a distribution, right-click it and select Copy from the context menu. Then right-click the node, that should be the parent of your copy and select Paste from the context menu.
Search
The Quick Search option allows to search for bugs by their ID or