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Show two level structures in the CMS

 Is it possible to show two levels of issues in a CMS grid-report.

Currently I have made two reports which present a level1->level2 structure, and one level2->level3 structure.

Is is possible to make a report showing level1->level2->level3.


I am using subissues to build the structure.


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Hello Peter, 


There is currently no support for multi-level tree structure views for issues.

There is, however, support for two-level structuring, primarily to support arbitrarily categorization of issues.

 

The reasons for this are the following:

 

In SystemWeaver, items are used for describing various kinds of structures, while Issues are assumed to be simple elements that are tied to items.

So, tree views of issues is essentially not regarded as an essential feature.

This is different from other systems, where issues are the only means of organizing development information, where tree structures may be essential. (Although the arguments given below still apply.)

 

Viewing of tree structures often requires special support for browsing, avoidance of tree loops and so on. Adding these capabilities to tree structures of issues would add complexity (of use and within SystemWeaver).

 

Efficient viewing of structures (of any kind) requires a separate pane for the tree structure and a separate for viewing the content (properties) of the leaves.

This requires valuable space that should be reserved for the content, which is not really available in the CMS views.


Thanks, 

Systemite Support

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Hello Peter, 


There is currently no support for multi-level tree structure views for issues.

There is, however, support for two-level structuring, primarily to support arbitrarily categorization of issues.

 

The reasons for this are the following:

 

In SystemWeaver, items are used for describing various kinds of structures, while Issues are assumed to be simple elements that are tied to items.

So, tree views of issues is essentially not regarded as an essential feature.

This is different from other systems, where issues are the only means of organizing development information, where tree structures may be essential. (Although the arguments given below still apply.)

 

Viewing of tree structures often requires special support for browsing, avoidance of tree loops and so on. Adding these capabilities to tree structures of issues would add complexity (of use and within SystemWeaver).

 

Efficient viewing of structures (of any kind) requires a separate pane for the tree structure and a separate for viewing the content (properties) of the leaves.

This requires valuable space that should be reserved for the content, which is not really available in the CMS views.


Thanks, 

Systemite Support

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