gnats2w Querying

Query page serves for a retrieving information about problems. It has two parts -- the above part is for getting a particular problem, and the bottom part is for searching through the whole database.

Getting a particular problem

If you know the number of the problem you want to display, write this number to the first field and press the Get button. Your problem will be displayed.

Searching through the whole database

You can search the database on a number of criteria. Fill in the form and press Submit.

Some general rules:

For explanation of semantic meaning of all the fields, see the submitting and editing manuals. You can also click on header links to get the help quickly.

Fields

Sort by

This item defines, how the output should be sort. Default is sorting according to problem number. You can change this to sorting with respect to the responsible person (alphabetically), category (alphabetically), state (from open to suspended), severity (from critical to non-critical, then according to priority), and priority (from high to low, then according to severity).

Category

Select categories to look for.

Release

Fill in regular expression to match the release.

Responsible

Fill in regular expression to match the name of the responsible person (not her identification or e-mail).

Confidential

Select if you want only (non-)confidential problems.

Class

Select classes to look for.

Severity

Select severities to look for.

Priority

Select priorities to look for.

State

Select states to look for. See also Not Closed below.

Not Closed

If you want to look for non-closed problems only, check this field. If not checked, this field plays no role.

Submitter

Fill in regular expression to match the originator.

Subject

Fill in regular expression to match the subject.

Single Line Fields

Fill in regular expression to match all the single line fields, i.e.: submitter ID, originator, subject, category, release, responsible, arrival date, last modified, closed date.

Multi Line Fields

Fill in regular expression to match all the multi line fields, i.e.: organization, environment, description, how to repeat, fix, audit trail, unformatted, release note.

Arrival Date

Search for problem reports arrived in the specified date range. Dates can be of several formats, such as 12-Oct-1997, 10/12/97, 19971012, yesterday, 10 days ago, etc.

Last Modification

Search for problem reports last modified in the specified date range. Dates can be of several formats, such as 12-Oct-1997, 10/12/97, 19971012, yesterday, 10 days ago, etc.

Closing date

Search for problem reports closed in the specified date range. Dates can be of several formats, such as 12-Oct-1997, 10/12/97, 19971012, yesterday, 10 days ago, etc.

Query results

In the list of found problems, you can see short information about each problem report. By clicking on the problem number, you can view complete information about the problem report. By clicking on the E symbol, you can edit the problem.