Re: [rt-users] Explain LoopToRTOwner.

2010-04-12 Thread Michael Ellis
If RT detects mail that might cause a mail loop, it sends it to the RT administrator instead... I think. -Mike H Manohar Rayker wrote: Hi, Could anybody explain what this means. $LoopsToRTOwner http://wiki.bestpractical.com/view/LoopsToRTOwner If $LoopsToRTOwner is defined, RT

Re: [rt-users] merge users(?)

2010-04-06 Thread Michael Ellis
There is a scrip that can do this: http://wiki.bestpractical.com/view/AddRequestor You create a custom user field called othermail and populate it with the people you want to get the email. All, the other IBMers will be added as requestors whenever one of them requests. We've done this for

Re: [rt-users] RT WYSIWYG issue

2010-04-05 Thread Michael Ellis
I've seen this with one of my users as well. I always assumed there was something messed up with his browser, now I understand what was happening. -Mike Potla, Ashish Bassaliel wrote: Jesse - Thanks for the reply - I did some debug logging but I do not see anything that is not too obvious -

[rt-users] User prompted for authentication when opening new tabs

2010-04-05 Thread Michael Ellis
Does anyone know of a browser setting that could explain why one user is prompted to authenticate for new tabs within the RT system? This does not happen every time, but enough to be annoying. RT is set to expire sessions after 8 hours. -Mike Discover RT's hidden secrets with RT Essentials

Re: [rt-users] User prompted for authentication when opening new tabs

2010-04-05 Thread Michael Ellis
- From: Michael Ellis Does anyone know of a browser setting that could explain why one user is prompted to authenticate for new tabs within the RT system? This does not happen every time, but enough to be annoying. RT is set to expire sessions after 8 hours. It'd help to know what browser. Off

[rt-users] Spreadsheet download

2010-04-01 Thread Michael Ellis
I found this old thread discussing the format of the spreadsheet download: http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/rt/users/58799#58799 Where Jesse says: Nope. TSV is a perfectly servicable spreadsheet format. (Though we mark it as an excel file, so the right thing happens when end-users

Re: [rt-users] RT 3.8.7 and Ldap

2010-04-01 Thread Michael Ellis
Have them login so their profile is created then grant them rights in RT. Mike Sent from my iPhone On Apr 1, 2010, at 8:27 PM, Rob Taylor r...@wi.mit.edu wrote: Hi All. I have been searching the message boards about configuring RT to work with LDAP. I'm using the RT-Authen-ExternalAuth

Re: [rt-users] Help with RT 3.8.7 and AT 1.2.4b

2010-03-31 Thread Michael Ellis
Hi Simon, I don't have an answer for your issue, but I was wondering if you saw an issue I saw when I upgraded my dev box. Going from 3.8.4 with 1.2.4b to 3.8.7, the headers broke in my asset search results. Only the Name header is still displayed. Do you see this behavior as well? It might

[rt-users] Cost sharing contracting BPS to add a function to link to AT assets from ticket creation UI.

2010-03-30 Thread Michael Ellis
I've got a quote from BPS on adding functionality to RT such that from the ticket creation UI one could link to the requestor's Asset Tracker assets. I'm wondering if there are other Asset Tracker users out there that could use this functionality and would be interested in cost sharing?

Re: [rt-users] Filling in custom fields from LDAP

2010-03-12 Thread Michael Ellis
There's actually an example of how to do just this in the book. Here's mine: my $email = ($self-TicketObj-RequestorAddresses)[0]; my $ldap = Net::LDAP-new( 'ldap.somewhere.com' ); $ldap-bind; my $msg = $ldap-search( base = 'o=XX,c=YY',

[rt-users] Requestor not notified on ticket rejection

2010-03-11 Thread Michael Ellis
Hi, I'm having a problem where requestors are not being notified when their request is rejected. Is this normal RT behavior? -Mike ___ http://lists.bestpractical.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/rt-users Community help: http://wiki.bestpractical.com

Re: [rt-users] Asset Tracker Documentation

2010-03-11 Thread Michael Ellis
Name is the name of the asset, not the user who's assets they are. You can either use a custom field for the asset's user, or do what we did which is uses the Owner field for the user. -Mike Ellis Christian Cuvelier wrote: Hi Todd, thanks a lot for your answer. I need a documentation

Re: [rt-users] Asset Tracker Documentation

2010-03-11 Thread Michael Ellis
) (Specials) . . . . . . So maybe, if i want to split Software and Hardware in own Asset Types it´s necessary to set up 3 - 4 or more Types for one company ??!! Christian Michael Ellis michael_el

Re: [rt-users] RT::Authen::ExternalAuth error

2009-09-02 Thread Michael Ellis
Hi Ben, Barring things like the user not being authorized, or your base being incorrect, try limiting your attr_map down to just the essentials. I got errors trying to map things that I thought should work just fine. I can't remember what error I got, but it wasn't descriptive and it caused a

[rt-users] Asset Tracker: make some custom field global

2009-08-31 Thread Michael Ellis
Except for Name,Type, Description, and Status; everything else in Asset Tracker is a custom field. We need to make some fields global so that they are always presented in search results like the default four, and so that they are presented in the Query Builder without first having to select a type

Re: [rt-users] Asset Tracker: make some custom field global

2009-08-31 Thread Michael Ellis
... thinking that I might append $format with the what I need, but am not sure if this is the best way to go. -Mike -Original Message- From: Todd Chapman [mailto:t...@chaka.net] Sent: August-31-09 4:20 PM To: Michael Ellis Cc: rt Users Subject: Re: [rt-users] Asset Tracker: make some custom

Re: [rt-users] Asset Tracker: make some custom field global

2009-08-31 Thread Michael Ellis
PM To: Michael Ellis Cc: rt Users Subject: Re: [rt-users] Asset Tracker: make some custom field global That's configurable in AT_Config.pm. On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 5:44 PM, Michael Ellismichael_el...@umanitoba.ca wrote: Thanks. I don't know how I missed that. Can you think of a way to edit

[rt-users] Merging tickets and call statistics.

2009-08-24 Thread Michael Ellis
Our unit logs all calls to our helpdesk phone, whether the request itself is already in the system or not. Recently we had a user call and email multiple times about the same issue. I merged the tickets, but am now wondering if I've lost the stats for calling. If I look for tickets created in

Re: [rt-users] Merging tickets and call statistics.

2009-08-24 Thread Michael Ellis
Pierce [mailto:jpie...@cambridgeenergyalliance.org] Sent: August-24-09 2:46 PM To: Michael Ellis Cc: rt Users Subject: Re: [rt-users] Merging tickets and call statistics. merged the tickets, but am now wondering if I've lost the stats for calling. Yes, but in the UI only. The data is still

Re: [rt-users] Asset Tracker API

2009-08-18 Thread Michael Ellis
; print $csv[$csv_map{URI}].:\n; # load the asset, and on failure, create the asset. if (my $id = $at-Load($csv[$csv_map{Name}])) { $at-AddLink(Type='ComponentOf',Base=$csv[$csv_map{URI}]); } } -Original Message- From: Michael Ellis

Re: [rt-users] Asset Tracker API

2009-08-17 Thread Michael Ellis
All of a sudden this morning it's working. I can't explain, but am happy. -Mike -Original Message- From: Michael Ellis [mailto:michael_el...@umanitoba.ca] Sent: August-14-09 10:11 PM To: Michael Ellis Cc: Todd Chapman; rt Users; jsmor...@mvlan.net Subject: Re: [rt-users] Asset Tracker

Re: [rt-users] Asset Tracker API

2009-08-14 Thread Michael Ellis
: Todd Chapman [mailto:t...@chaka.net] Sent: August-14-09 1:09 PM To: Michael Ellis Cc: rt Users; jsmor...@mvlan.net Subject: Re: [rt-users] Asset Tracker API After callin $at-new you have to call $at-Load. Once the asset is loaded you can call AddLink. Links are bi-directional so you don't have

Re: [rt-users] Asset Tracker API

2009-08-14 Thread Michael Ellis
Yes, I should have mentioned that. -Mike -Original Message- From: Todd Chapman [mailto:t...@chaka.net] Sent: August-14-09 2:56 PM To: Michael Ellis Cc: rt Users; jsmor...@mvlan.net Subject: Re: [rt-users] Asset Tracker API Not sure why. Do links created in the UI show up? On Fri, Aug

Re: [rt-users] Asset Tracker API

2009-08-14 Thread Michael Ellis
| 2009-08-14 18:20:28 | 12 | 2009-08-14 18:20:28 | Here, in 16, the Creator was changed to 12 using a set command, however it is still not visible in the UI. -Mike -Original Message- From: Todd Chapman [mailto:t...@chaka.net] Sent: August-14-09 3:15 PM To: Michael Ellis Cc: rt Users

Re: [rt-users] Asset Tracker API

2009-08-14 Thread Michael Ellis
Tried, no change. The new links are showing up in tables but not in the UI. Is there any ACL for seeing links? Do links touch any other tables somehow? -Mike -Original Message- From: Todd Chapman [mailto:t...@chaka.net] Sent: August-14-09 4:17 PM To: Michael Ellis Cc: rt Users; jsmor

Re: [rt-users] Asset Tracker API

2009-08-14 Thread Michael Ellis
I should add that in the history for the asset in the ui it shows the adding of the asset, but not in the links area. Mike Sent from my iPhone On 2009-08-14, at 7:15 PM, Michael Ellis michael_el...@umanitoba.ca wrote: Tried, no change. The new links are showing up in tables

Re: [rt-users] Asset Tracker API

2009-08-13 Thread Michael Ellis
...@chaka.net] Sent: August-12-09 3:46 PM To: Michael Ellis Cc: rt Users; jsmor...@mvlan.net Subject: Re: [rt-users] Asset Tracker API My bad. If you want to link $at to $other_at: $at-AddLink(Type='RefersTo',Target= $other_at-URI); Try it and see. On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 4:38 PM, Michael

[rt-users] Asset Tracker API

2009-08-12 Thread Michael Ellis
(I'm sorry, I'm not sure if this is the right forum for this, If it isn't I'd love to know what is.) I've set up AT 1.2.4b1 with RT 3.8.4 and used a script written by Jean-Sebastien Morisset to import my assets from our old DB. I now want to recreated the links between assets. I'm

Re: [rt-users] Asset Tracker API

2009-08-12 Thread Michael Ellis
-users-boun...@lists.bestpractical.com] On Behalf Of Todd Chapman Sent: August-12-09 12:04 PM To: Michael Ellis Cc: rt Users; jsmor...@mvlan.net Subject: Re: [rt-users] Asset Tracker API It should be similar to adding links to tickets. Ticket example: $TicketObj-AddLink(Type='RefersTo',Target=$ticket

Re: [rt-users] Notify on ticket creation

2009-08-07 Thread Michael Ellis
I think what you want is the default behaviour. Have you perhaps disabled the... http://rt.lib.umanitoba.ca/Admin/Global/Scrip.html?id=4Queue=0 4 http://rt.lib.umanitoba.ca/Admin/Global/Scrip.html?id=4Queue=0 On Create Notify AdminCcs with template Transaction On Create Notify

Re: [rt-users] Custom Scrip Failing (using example from RT Essentials) and User Details not accessible

2009-08-06 Thread Michael Ellis
-- From: Jerrad Pierce jpie...@cambridgeenergyalliance.org Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2009 11:49 AM To: Ken Crocker kfcroc...@lbl.gov Cc: Michael Ellis michael_el...@umanitoba.ca; RT-USERS RT-Users@lists.bestpractical.com Subject: Re: [rt-users] Custom Scrip Failing (using example from RT

Re: [rt-users] Custom Scrip Failing (using example from RT Essentials) and User Details not accessible

2009-08-06 Thread Michael Ellis
12:23 PM To: Michael Ellis michael_el...@umanitoba.ca Cc: Jerrad Pierce jpie...@cambridgeenergyalliance.org; RT-USERS RT-Users@lists.bestpractical.com Subject: Re: [rt-users] Custom Scrip Failing (using example from RT Essentials) and User Details not accessible Mike, If your talking about

Re: [rt-users] Custom Scrip Failing (using example from RT Essentials)and User Details not accessible

2009-08-06 Thread Michael Ellis
Although there might be better ways of doing this, the reason this scrip wasn't working is simply some wrongly placed quote marks in like 6. Fixed and it works. That's what I get for trying to work at after midnight. -Mike From: Michael Ellis Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2009 12:31 AM To: RT

[rt-users] Custom Scrip Failing (using example from RT Essentials) and User Details not accessible

2009-08-05 Thread Michael Ellis
One of the biggest complaints from my privileged users during our testing of RT is that the requestor's phone number is not presented to them conveniently. We currently handle the bulk of our support by phone, so some of them are standing at my office door with torches and pitchforks. To

Re: [rt-users] Just finished installing now what

2009-08-04 Thread Michael Ellis
I've also found the O'Reilly book, RT::Essentials to be quite useful. http://www.amazon.com/RT-Essentials-Jesse-Vincent/dp/0596006683/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8qid=1249394974sr=8-1 -Mike -- From: Anton Krall akr...@intruder.com.mx Sent: Monday, August 03,

[rt-users] Turn off notify adminccs for one queue (does the HideGlobalScrips extension work in 3.8.4?)

2009-07-30 Thread Michael Ellis
I am receiving a complaint from our generic helpdesk support personnel regarding the volume of email they receive as AdminCCs for the default queue. I would like to disable all AdminCC notification for this one queue, but leave it on for all others. I found an extension that adds this

Re: [rt-users] Turn off notify adminccs for one queue (does the HideGlobalScrips extension work in 3.8.4?)

2009-07-30 Thread Michael Ellis
add a saved search for the queue to their RT at a glance, so that it's still front and centre for them. Thanks very much, Mike -- From: Jerrad Pierce jpie...@cambridgeenergyalliance.org Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 1:35 PM To: Michael Ellis

[rt-users] Attachment storage

2009-07-29 Thread Michael Ellis
I am considering attaching .wav files of the voicemail left on our helpdesk to rt tickets, but I'm worried about performance/stability if I start putting this amount of binary data in the system. I ran this thought by our local DB guy and he suggested that this might not be a problem if the

Re: [rt-users] Allow selfservice users to choose their own DUE DATE.

2009-07-24 Thread Michael Ellis
@lists.bestpractical.com Subject: Re: [rt-users] Allow selfservice users to choose their own DUE DATE. On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 11:53:09AM -0500, Michael Ellis wrote: Thanks Kevin, I guess what I'm asking, is how do I modify the SelfService interface to expose the Due field? You've read the wiki pages

Re: [rt-users] Allow selfservice users to choose their own DUE DATE.

2009-07-23 Thread Michael Ellis
I'm still looking for a way to due this. Any suggestions? -Mike From: Michael Ellis Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 10:23 AM To: RT-USERS Subject: [rt-users] Allow selfservice users to choose their own DUE DATE. I've got a queue set up for equipment booking requests. I'd like for unprivileged

Re: [rt-users] Allow selfservice users to choose their own DUE DATE.

2009-07-23 Thread Michael Ellis
: Re: [rt-users] Allow selfservice users to choose their own DUE DATE. On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 08:58:57AM -0500, Michael Ellis wrote: I'm still looking for a way to due this. Any suggestions? Either modify the SelfService interface to expose the Due field or create a custom field

Re: [rt-users] Is this English ? Notify Owner of their ticket has...

2009-07-16 Thread Michael Ellis
In recent times their has been used in English for gender neutrality. It's not considered completely proper, but it's very common. Mike Sent from my iPhone On 2009-07-16, at 4:31 AM, Michelle Konzack linux4miche...@tamay-dogan.net wrote: Hello Erwan, I am not native englisch speaker

[rt-users] Allow selfservice users to choose their own DUE DATE.

2009-07-06 Thread Michael Ellis
I've got a queue set up for equipment booking requests. I'd like for unprivileged users to be able to use the duedate field to specify the day they want the laptop/projector setup. I know I could add a custom field, but can I present the baked-in duedate to the unprivileged users at the self

[rt-users] RT 3.8.4 and RTFM 2.4.2 No errors, but no RTFM links, have added Set(@Plugins,qw(RT::FM)); to RT_Siteconfig.pm

2009-07-06 Thread Michael Ellis
Ok, I've been beating my head on this one. I had RTFM up and working on a test RT 3.8.2 server and then it just disappeared from the menu. I tried to figure out why, but after spending an afternoon trying to figure it out I decided that I wouldn't worry about it as I was going to be

Re: [rt-users] RT 3.8.4 and RTFM 2.4.2 No errors, but no RTFMlinks,have added Set(@Plugins,qw(RT::FM)); to RT_Siteconfig.pm

2009-07-06 Thread Michael Ellis
--- Subject: [rt-users] RT 3.8.4 and RTFM 2.4.2 No errors, but no RTFM links,have added Set(@Plugins,qw(RT::FM)); to RT_Siteconfig.pm From: Michael Ellis michael_el...@umanitoba.ca To: RT-USERS RT-Users@lists.bestpractical.com Date: 06/07/2009 1:33 PM Ok, I've been beating my head on this one. I

Re: [rt-users] RT 3.8.4 and RTFM 2.4.2 No errors, but no RTFMlinks, have added Set(@Plugins,qw(RT::FM)); to RT_Siteconfig.pm

2009-07-06 Thread Michael Ellis
added Set(@Plugins,qw(RT::FM)); to RT_Siteconfig.pm On Jul 6, 2009, at 4:33 PM, Michael Ellis wrote: Set(@Plugins,qw(RT::FM)); Set( @Plugins, qw(RT::Authen::ExternalAuth)); The second line here tells RT to ignore the first one, so you only actually have RT::Authen::ExternalAuth active

[rt-users] RT-Authen-ExternalAuth-0.08 , privileged user if in group otherwise unprivileged

2009-07-02 Thread Michael Ellis
Hi, RT newbie here. I've got RT-Authen-ExternalAuth-0.08 set up and working against our eDirectory. What I'd like to do now, is have users created in RT as privileged if they are members of a specific group in the directory, and unprivileged if they exist but are not in the specific group.