[almighty] Clarification around Types

[Aslak Knutsen]

Then what happens to QuickAdd when there are multiple types shown in a list?

On Mon, Jan 23, 2017 at 1:21 PM, Konrad Kleine <kkleine at redhat.com> wrote:

> Hey Aslak,
>
> > The QuickAdd feature is currently hard coded to add items of type
> 'UserStory'. With no fixed types and no option to change the type this
> looks wrong.
> > Should the Process Definition have some option to define a 'default'
> Type that should be used here?
> > Should the Quick Add have an option to select which type it should quick
> add? Optionally, should the Quick Add remember the users previously used
> type? Or
> > possible types based on some form of role, e.g. PM's would most likely
> create Experiences, SM UserStories and Devs Tasks?
>
> As far as I understood UI and UX, they want to make the quick add bar
> context sensitive. So when you're viewing a list of user stories, the quick
> add will just add user stories. But if you're viewing a list of epics, the
> quick add shall add epics. I have no clue about the technical realization
> yet but that's at least what I heard from talking to different people. It
> seems the most convenient to me instead of having some process defining
> what you can quick add.
> The only problem I see is how to get the "context", e.g. how to know that
> the list of work items is currently just showing features, epics or user
> types. Shall this be done with filters or maybe implicit filters?
>
> - Konrad
>
> On Mon, Jan 23, 2017 at 12:08 PM, Aslak Knutsen <aslak at redhat.com> wrote:
>
>> A few points to clear up around the generic type system.
>>
>> 'Epic'
>>
>> In the UX designs, Epic is special, e.g. it shows up as summary points in
>> the same draw as Iterations and can be created directly from the
>> 'right-click' menu: https://redhat.invisionapp.com/share/QU9U8D8GF#/
>> screens/212141138
>>
>> What is the generic term/feature for this? Is the intent to be able to
>> define as part of the Process Template which Type should be the
>> 'special/top' type? What is the equivalent type in the PDD style,
>> Vision/Experience?
>>
>> Part of https://github.com/fabric8io/fabric8-planner/issues/657
>>
>>
>> 'WorkItem Links hierarchy'
>>
>> Same as a Feature can be a Child of an Experience, a UserStory is a Child
>> of an Epic. What are the Link Forward and Reverse names for this
>> relationship?
>>
>> Relates to? Belongs to? Child of? Part of?
>>
>>
>> 'Quick Add'
>>
>> The QuickAdd feature is currently hard coded to add items of type
>> 'UserStory'. With no fixed types and no option to change the type this
>> looks wrong.
>>
>> Should the Process Definition have some option to define a 'default' Type
>> that should be used here?
>> Should the Quick Add have an option to select which type it should quick
>> add? Optionally, should the Quick Add remember the users previously used
>> type? Or possible types based on some form of role, e.g. PM's would most
>> likely create Experiences, SM UserStories and Devs Tasks?
>>
>>
>>
>> PM's input appreciated.
>>
>>
>> -aslak-
>>
>>
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