Chapter 3. PRepS Administration

Table of Contents
How do I create new projects?
How do I create new users?
How do I create new severities, statuses, or problem types?

How do I create new projects?

You need to setup at least one project in order to use PRepS. To create a new project, select Administration -> Projects... This will display the Project List dialog box. From the Project List dialog box, press the Add button. This will display the Add Project dialog box. Simply fill out the information as appropriate. See the User's Guide for details.

One common mistake made when creating new projects is forgetting to specify Submitters and Project Members. If you create a project, but then do not specify any submitters, no one will be able to submit problem reports against that project. Similarly, if you create a project, but then do not specify any project members, no one will be able to have problem reports for this project assigned to them.

How do I create new users?

There are a couple of important things to keep in mind when setting up new PRepS users:

To create a new PRepS user:

  1. Create a user in PostgreSQL. See man createuser for details on how to do this.
  2. Choose the Administration -> Users... menu item to display the User List dialog.
  3. On the User List dialog box, press the Add button to display the Add User dialog.
  4. Enter the information as appropriate. See the User's Guide for details.

How do I create new severities, statuses, or problem types?

Use the Administration -> Options... menu item. Only PRepS users with administrator access can create or modify severities, statuses, or problem types.