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Task Import

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  • Type: New Feature New Feature
  • Status: Patch Pending Patch Pending
  • Priority: Major Major
  • Resolution: Unresolved
  • Affects Version/s: None
  • Fix Version/s: None
  • Component/s: Actions
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Description

Stories can be imported from an Excel spreadsheet, but tasks can't.
  1. Text File
    taskImport.patch
    30/Apr/07 7:57 PM
    71 kB
    Cliff R.
  2. Text File
    taskImport with unitTests.patch
    09/May/07 4:07 PM
    77 kB
    Cliff R.

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Cliff R. added a comment -
I'm working on implementing this for my team. If one of the committers opens this issue, I'll assign it to myself and check it in when I'm done
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Cliff R. added a comment - I'm working on implementing this for my team. If one of the committers opens this issue, I'll assign it to myself and check it in when I'm done
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Jacques Morel added a comment -
This is great! How are you handling the distinction between stories and tasks?
Make sure you maintain backward compatibility with a story only import.
As you are doing this, could you take a look at doing XPR-374 at the same time?

What version are you basing your implementation on? 0.7b7 branch or TRUNK?

Thanks again!
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Jacques Morel added a comment - This is great! How are you handling the distinction between stories and tasks? Make sure you maintain backward compatibility with a story only import. As you are doing this, could you take a look at doing XPR-374 at the same time? What version are you basing your implementation on? 0.7b7 branch or TRUNK? Thanks again!
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Cliff R. added a comment -
Just as there is an "Import" button on the view/iteration page, I'm going to add one to the view/userstory page. That way, they don't conflict.

I'm working from the TRUNK.

I'll take a look at including the XPR-374, but my hands are slightly tied by what is of value for my team (since I'm doing this at work and I don't have time to work on it outside). I think if I can get our manager to use import for both stories and tasks that he will find that of value.
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Cliff R. added a comment - Just as there is an "Import" button on the view/iteration page, I'm going to add one to the view/userstory page. That way, they don't conflict. I'm working from the TRUNK. I'll take a look at including the XPR-374 , but my hands are slightly tied by what is of value for my team (since I'm doing this at work and I don't have time to work on it outside). I think if I can get our manager to use import for both stories and tasks that he will find that of value.
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Cliff R. added a comment -
How do I assign this to myself? Or am I unable to?
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Cliff R. added a comment - How do I assign this to myself? Or am I unable to?
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Cliff R. added a comment -
Here's my patch for it. Sorry there aren't any test cases, but my schedule for completing this is a bit tight.

I had to refactor the Story import code a bit so that I could reuse the existing work done for my addition. I also changed the worksheet for the story's excel template (as it seemed to be a pitfall for users).

I'll be working on some more features in the next couple of weeks...
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Cliff R. added a comment - Here's my patch for it. Sorry there aren't any test cases, but my schedule for completing this is a bit tight. I had to refactor the Story import code a bit so that I could reuse the existing work done for my addition. I also changed the worksheet for the story's excel template (as it seemed to be a pitfall for users). I'll be working on some more features in the next couple of weeks...
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Cliff R. added a comment -
I'm working on adding the tests for this. I have some unit tests that test the happy path and a couple of the negative paths.

Were there any acceptance tests for the Story Import? I don't see anything like that...
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Cliff R. added a comment - I'm working on adding the tests for this. I have some unit tests that test the happy path and a couple of the negative paths. Were there any acceptance tests for the Story Import? I don't see anything like that...
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Cliff R. added a comment -
I've added a few unit tests that test the parsing of the Excel file.

I tried to get a happy-path acceptance test, but between most of them being broken (and therefore not really having a working example) and the 30-minute test duration, it was a bit much for me to do. Sorry. My unit tests cover almost as much as what the acceptance test would have covered (they start just below the UI layer).
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Cliff R. added a comment - I've added a few unit tests that test the parsing of the Excel file. I tried to get a happy-path acceptance test, but between most of them being broken (and therefore not really having a working example) and the 30-minute test duration, it was a bit much for me to do. Sorry. My unit tests cover almost as much as what the acceptance test would have covered (they start just below the UI layer).
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Olivier Vierlinck added a comment -
This would be a great feature. Any idea about when it would be released (even beta) ?
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Olivier Vierlinck added a comment - This would be a great feature. Any idea about when it would be released (even beta) ?
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Olivier Vierlinck added a comment -
A very nice variation would be to import all together Stories + Activities, from one single Excel sheet (one need to find a compatible format, as described by Jacques above)
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Olivier Vierlinck added a comment - A very nice variation would be to import all together Stories + Activities, from one single Excel sheet (one need to find a compatible format, as described by Jacques above)

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