Known issues in P4DTI release 0.4.1

This list may include some issues incorrectly, because "p4 fixes -i" does not report a fix for a version branch if the files changed by the fix were deleted on the masters before the version branch was taken.

Job Priority Title
job000006 essential TeamShare API error reporting is inadequate
job000016 essential Double replication causes many conflicts
job000024 optional "\012" appears in fixes table in TeamTrack instead of newline
job000027 critical There are outstanding defects that were found in release 0.3.0
job000030 optional Users can't get help based on messages
job000032 optional Deletion of fixes and filespecs in TeamTrack may cease to work in future releases
job000033 essential Incompatible with other TeamShare API programs
job000036 optional New jobs in Perforce don't get replicated to the defect tracker
job000042 essential Rapid changes in the DT cause conflicts
job000046 essential The replicator process is hard to manage
job000047 essential Historical bugs are replicated but uninteresting
job000048 essential Consistency checking of the configuration is inadequate
job000050 essential There's no way to re-start replication
job000052 optional Likely problems not in troubleshooting section
job000054 essential There are few reports
job000065 essential Not enough logging control
job000066 optional We don't explain which jobspecs won't work
job000075 essential No automatic check of configuration
job000077 essential UG contains no version or release related documentation
job000078 nice Replication failure can cause hard-to-recover database records when using advanced configuration
job000082 essential AG has no training and documentation section
job000084 optional No glossary in the UG
job000086 optional Users can "fix" issues that they don't have permission to change
job000097 critical Replicated fixes and filespecs not visible from Bugzilla
job000101 optional Different transitions for different issue types may confuse the replicator
job000103 essential Can't easily add to replicated_fields list
job000109 essential Can't get at Perforce information from TeamTrack
job000112 essential Can't easily replicate by project
job000114 optional There's no description of the limitations of the integration
job000117 essential Jobview and job filter confused in the UG
job000122 essential Server failures aren't handled gracefully
job000124 essential Changes by disabled Bugzilla users may be replicated
job000128 essential Can't replicate fix to deleted changelist
job000134 essential The replicator log grows without limit
job000135 essential Replicator makes no more progress if replication to Perforce fails
job000137 essential Documentation doesn't explain why fixes don't get undone with other changes
job000138 essential "Add Job Fix" always sends jobs to "closed"
job000140 nice Logical field name "code" not allowed in TeamTrack
job000141 essential Can't add to replicated_fields list
job000143 critical Document histories missing from sources
job000144 essential "ignore" can't be a job status
job000145 essential Deleted TeamTrack states appear in Perforce jobspec
job000146 essential Empty date fields in TeamTrack give the replicator a headache
job000147 essential TeamTrack licence available but not mentioned
job000148 essential Replicator is slow due to reading auxiliary tables many times
job000149 essential We don't use system logging facilities on Windows
job000150 critical The replicator can't recover from server failures
job000151 optional Source code documentation is inadequate
job000158 essential Obscure error if Perforce can't be reached or p4_client_executable is wrong
job000159 essential Fixes which the replicator rejects still get replicated
job000161 nice Replicator appears to hang
job000162 optional Replicator needs restarting when you add new users to Perforce or TeamTrack
job000167 optional Released manuals should be on the website
job000169 optional Change numbers are links in TeamTrack even when no changelist URL has been specified
job000170 optional Replicator may be unable to send e-mail if the default replicator_address is unchanged
job000173 essential Wrong Perforce server version causes installation to fail mysteriously
job000178 essential AG doesn't give advice on making problem reports
job000179 nice Teamtrack.dll can get lost
job000181 critical Assertion failure in translate_1_to_0
job000182 essential Elapsed time fields aren't replicated properly
job000188 essential The TeamTrack integration fails with non-ASCII characters
job000189 essential The replicated_fields parameter can't be changed without replicating all jobs
job000190 critical Connection to TeamTrack hangs for several minutes
job000191 essential Administrator can't easily find release when contacting support
job000194 essential Perforce states include tSupport states as well as tTrack states
job000195 essential Keyword translation is too conservative
job000200 critical No supported TeamTrack release works with integration
job000202 essential Errors from Perforce not reported well
job000203 nice Users can masquerade as other users
job000204 essential Issue owned by non-existent Perforce user causes crash
job000205 critical Configuration is still too difficult
job000208 optional TeamTrack integration doesn't provide a .reg file
job000211 optional Mail can get lost
job000212 essential TeamTrack 4.5 not supported
job000214 essential No way of controlling the poll period
job000215 essential The replicator can send out mail bombs
job000218 critical readme.txt has a confusing date at the top
job000219 essential Existing jobs in Perforce may become unusable when the jobspec is changed
job000223 optional Quote in change comment terminates display in TeamTrack
job000225 essential If you "p4 fix" when there's no closed state, the replicator can't replicate
job000226 optional Newlines don't show up in change descriptions in TeamTrack
job000228 essential UG text is somewhat specific to TeamTrack
job000230 essential Messages from the replicator refer to non-existent sections of the manuals
job000232 optional Log and e-mail messages are confusing if jobname is different from the issue name
job000240 optional Perforce server can crash if P4DTI is started with existing jobs
job000244 essential TeamTrack names the wrong user in an error message
job000245 essential Unhelpful error from TeamTrack if you can't edit an issue
job000249 essential Refresh script fails if you change the closed_state
job000251 essential Known issues included in release notes
job000253 essential Can't "add fix" to submitted changelist except to "closed" in P4Win
job000254 essential AG claims TeamShare support provide licences
job000257 optional AG uses wrong words when talking about Perforce licences and support
job000270 critical Can't fix job owned by user (None) in the TeamTrack integration
job000276 optional Can't fix (and then delete the fix) a job owned by user (None) in the TeamTrack integration
job000277 critical Consistency checker and refresh script don't work with larger TeamTrack databases
job000278 essential Migrating jobs to TeamTrack fails if there are many jobs
job000286 optional AG doesn't state what systems each integration supports
job000287 critical The P4DTI doesn't include an integration kit
job000293 optional AG doesn't discuss operating stand-alone
job000301 essential Manuals refer to info.ravenbrook.com, which is inaccessible to the world
job000304 essential If replication fails, reverting may also fail
job000305 essential tTrack: mystery empty transition failure
job000308 essential No error or warning when user mapping isn't one to one
job000309 essential Underscores don't work in Perforce jobviews
job000310 essential TeamTrack 5.0 is not supported
job000311 essential If you have two TeamTrack projects with the same name, the replicator stops working
job000313 essential If you spell a job with the wrong case when making a fix, the replicator can't replicate it
job000316 optional User mismatch not documented
job000321 optional TeamTrack server fails when memory is low.
job000325 critical Can't read issues from TeamTrack 5.0
job000326 critical Can't update cases in a TeamTrack database upgraded from 4.5 to 5.0
job000328 critical Queries with plus or percent signs fail in TeamTrack 5.0
job000333 optional Poor error message from TeamTrack 5.0 when you specify wrong user or password
job000334 critical Intermittent socket errors from TeamTrack 5.0 when using a database upgraded from TeamTrack 4.5
job000335 critical Can't update cases in a TeamTrack 5.0 database
job000337 optional Replicator fails to pair up users if their e-mail addresses differ only in case
job000338 critical TeamTrack 5.0 doesn't update P4DTI_ fields
job000343 essential When using multiple Perforce servers, TeamTrack uses wrong changelist link
job000349 optional No way to link to job web page from defect tracker
job000376 essential In TeamTrack integration, P4Win crashes if you try to create a job
job000377 essential Can't use Perforce 2000.2 client with Perforce 2001.1 server
job000378 essential Hard to work out which TeamTrack field types are supported
job000379 critical P4DTI corrupts date/time fields in TeamTrack if server time zone is not UTC
job000381 critical P4DTI corrupts date/time fields in TeamTrack if daylight savings time is in effect
job000382 essential "[Errno 5] Input/output error" from Bugzilla integration logger
job000383 essential AG needs better description of TeamTrack workflows that don't work with the P4DTI
job000385 critical Renumbered changelist causes P4DTI error and deletes fix
job000388 optional Error reporting is poor if you choose not to receive e-mail
job000390 critical P4DTI doesn't support Bugzilla 2.14
job000398 essential May get conflicts after running the refresh script
job000399 essential Some issue titles can't be replicated
job000405 essential Configuration section in AG needs improvement
job000409 essential Not clear if TeamTrack 5.01 is supported or not
job000433 critical TeamTrack 5.02 not supported
job000442 essential Can't replicate 'line' fields with hashes in them to Perforce
job000447 critical Bugzilla 2.14.1 not supported
job000453 critical Perforce 2002.1 not supported
job000459 critical TeamTrack 5.5 not supported
job000460 essential P4DTI not known to support unicode
job000461 critical Bugzilla integration doesn't support multiple Perforce servers
job000478 essential TeamTrack 5.02 is supported
job000481 essential TeamTrack transition not replicated from P4D 2002.1 beta (29455) on submit of pending changelist
job000482 essential P4DTI Windows Service stalls after a few days
job000522 essential P4DTI may fail if Perforce client exists and is broken
job000533 essential p4_user with wrong email address confuses Bugzilla user translator
job000596 essential Automatic test expects a bug to replicate on first poll
job000607 essential Bugzilla 2.16.1 not supported
job000608 essential Bugzilla 2.14 security patch releases not supported.
job000609 essential Test suite for Bugzilla on Windows doesn't work
job000610 essential Bugzilla/Windows integration doesn't support processmail
job000612 optional Bugzilla integration doesn't check use_windows_event_log config parameter
job000613 essential TeamTrack interface MSVC workspace is confused
job000614 essential TeamTrack tests run when configured for Bugzilla on Windows
job000615 essential Bugzilla shows extra changelists with multiple Perforce servers
job000616 optional Linux/Unix system log usage not configurable
job000617 optional Test suite not very useful under Python 2.2
job000624 essential Licence still says copyright 2001.
job000629 optional Sense of release notes "what's new" is reversed
job000630 essential Can't restrict State field values by TeamTrack project
job000692 essential replicate_p documentation needs more examples
job000695 essential AG doesn't specify using P4 'admin' access level
job000696 essential P4DTI documentation covers old defect tracker versions
job000698 essential P4DTI installation docs are lengthy and confusing
job000699 essential P4DTI doesn't allow customizable jobspec
job000700 essential Perforce user password is disclosed on command line
job000828 optional "licence" should read "license"
job000830 essential No way to check the jobspec
job000831 essential No way to just extend the jobspec
job000832 nice P4DTI checksum script doesn't know jobspec scripts
job000833 essential Bugzilla 2.16.4 not supported.
job000907 essential UG makes incorrect statements about p4 change "-s" option
job000963 essential P4DTI does not support Bugzilla 2.18
job000964 essential Bugzilla emails give incorrect values for user fields
job000971 essential No P4DTI section when Bz 2.17+ bug is "formatted for printing"
job000975 essential User guide does not mention P4V
job001098 essential Python 2.4 breaks p4.py
job001119 essential Can't run as Windows Service with Python 2.4
job001120 optional Bugzilla schema documentation doesn't cover recent versions
job001121 essential P4DTI doesn't support Bugzilla 2.16.7.
job001122 optional P4DTI not tested against Bugzilla 2.18rc3.
job001123 essential No Bugzilla 2.18 support
job001124 essential P4DTI doesn't support Bugzilla 2.16.8.
job001260 essential P4DTI can't handle null fields in Bugzilla
job001261 essential test suite breaks MySQL on Windows
job001689 essential Bugzilla 3.0 not supported
job001690 essential Update set of supported Bugzilla releases
job001691 critical new Bugzilla parameter access breaks P4DTI patch
job001692 essential Bugzilla 3.0 not recognised by P4DTI replicator
job001693 essential Single-select custom fields not replicated correctly
job001694 essential Bad names for custom fields
job001695 essential Perforce section not appearing in Bugzilla 3.0 bug form
job001696 essential Recent MySQLdb releases not supported
job001697 essential MySQL 5.0 breaks P4DTI
job001698 essential Bugzilla field name change breaks P4DTI
job001699 essential MySQL 5.0 doesn't like 0 in datetime fields
job001700 optional MySQL 5.0 complains at non-default fields
job002051 essential MySQLdb version testing doesn't check for unicode support
job002052 essential Can't output Unicode content in log messages
job002053 essential Unicode replication fails
job002055 optional Unnecessary warnings during user and issue migration
job002084 essential P4DTI does no MySQL version detection