feature request: XML/Data format and exchange

[Russell E Glaue]

1)
Currently in 3.0.5 there are Category folders and multiple projects under that.
Since people usually work on a set of tasks in a project with other people, it would be nice to have one of two things done:
- the Category folders become project
- the project items become tasks
OR
- the category folders and project items do not change
- task items are added.

2)
Add additional fields:
- Project ID
- Task ID
When working with a central system of project and tasks, I think a lot of companies have an ID number for the projects and tasks.

3)
the first request would mostly change the data identity.
When exporting to database, the tasks would be exported as the following:
- user
- task id
- task name
- date
- hours
And included with this information record would be the following additional data:
- project id
- project name

4)
Alternativey, on a more time-consuming path, instead of database export the optional plugin could be made to export the data in XML format to a WebDAV share.
the savvy organization could produce a receiving WebDAV server application which absorbs and processes the XML file into whatever environment they may have.

-RG

[DeckerEgo]

So... just to clarify... tasks are listed underneath projects? So a category would be a "Project", and items within that category are "Tasks"?

[Russell E Glaue]

Yes, so something like:

  [F] Category 1
      + Project A
           o Task 1
           o Task 2
      + Project B
           o Task 1
           o Task 2
           o Task 3

Or:

  [F] Project A
       o Task 1
       o Task 2
  [F] Project B
       o Task 1
       o Task 2
       o Task 3

[Russell E Glaue]

Additonal data field request:
Be able to edit the DATE the project is worked on.

currently we can record and edit the time worked, but not the starting time and/or ending time.
Those of use who would use the exported data in a gantt tool (like the XML/java based ganttproject (ganttproject.sf.net).
GanttProject will display XML data of user tasks and the time they worked on a task and when they worked on a task.

Yes, I am going to attempt to some how merge ConsultComm XML data into GanttProject - if you are wondering. for now from Consultcomm, to MySQL, to GanttProject.

GanttProject, by the way, stores and retrieves XML project files from a WebDAV server.
-RG

[DeckerEgo]

Yeah, I agree - that's actually been on my to-do list for a while. I always upload my time a day late (like at 2 am), so this is something I've wanted to implement.

I'll take a look at GanttProject as well...

[DeckerEgo]

This will go towards version 3.1, which I'm just starting development on. Early betas should have these features. No timeline yet, but work on these features will probably start next week.