Ask Rally > Knowledgebase

Using the Team Status Dashboard (4 Comments)

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:36:38 +0000

Product

Rally Enterprise, Rally Community

Abstract

Demo/Screenshot of the Team Status Dashboard

How To

The Team Status view displays Tasks for an Iteration in the current Project grouped by owner. You can view Tasks grouped by Owner and determine the amount of work for which each owner has taken responsibility.

If you select a parent project with scoping down on, you will see children projects for the users.

The following viewlet demonstrates the Team Status view:
http://www.rallydev.com/Support_Video/release_training/team_status.html

Screenshot

How to receive Rally notifications via RSS (3 Comments)

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 19:55:44 +0000

How To by Paul Jackson

Abstract

Instructions on how to use Rally RSS feeds.

How To

You can use RSS (Really Simple Syndication ) for change notification in Rally.

You will need to install an RSS reader and set up the following news feed:

https://rally1.rallydev.com/slm/rss/notifications/All.rss

Your client must support SSL and "HTTP Basic Authentication."

Your client should automatically prompt you to log in, at which point you should enter your Rally username and password.

Removing a Defect from a Defect Suite (3 Comments)

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:51:55 +0000

How To by Michael B

Product

Rally Enterprise, Rally Community

Abstract

How to remove a Defect from a Defect Suite

How To

Q: How do I remove a Defect that I associated with a particular Defect Suite?

A: To remove a Defect from a Defect Suite, follow these steps:

1) Go to Defects & Tests | Defect Suites.
2) Click on the appropriate Defect Suite. This will take you to the Defect Suite detail page.
3) Click on the 'Associated Defects' link from the association tree located on the left-hand side of the page.
4) Then navigate to the Actions | Remove Defects and it will bring up a Chooser popup window to remove one or multiple Defects.

Overview of Rally Web Services with SOAP (4 Comments)

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:07:27 +0000

How To by {Beth}

Abstract

This training session provides an introduction to the Rally Web Services API with SOAP and how to start writing your own integrations.

How To

http://www.rallydev.com/rally101_webservices_soap.jsp

How do I enter packages? (7 Comments)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:20:06 +0000

How To by Paul Jackson

Product

Rally Enterprise, Rally Community

Abstract

How to update your package field.

How To

To update your package field follow these steps

Select Setup >> Workspaces & Projects
Click on the name of the workspace you want to edit.
Click on the Work Products & Fields link.
On this screen you will be able to select and edit the package field.
- Edit an existing list item by highlighting it from the list of existing values. The list item appears in the text box below the list. Edit the value and click the icon to save the change. The value is updated and reflected in the list.
- Remove an existing value by highlighting it from the list of existing values. The value appears in the Current Value text box below the list. Click the Remove button and the value is removed from the displayed list.
- Re-order the list by highlighting a value and clicking the up or down arrows.

How do I work with Tasks? (1 Comment)

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:26:59 +0000

How To by Paul Jackson

Here is a viewlet that will cover the these topics:

http://www.rallydev.com/Support_Video/rally101_training/work_on_tasks.html

1) Take Ownership of a Task
2) Start a Task
3) Update a Task
4) Block a Task
5) Reassign a Task
6) Complete a Task

How do I get notifications for deleted workproducts? (3 Comments)

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:27:20 +0000

How To by Paul Jackson

Abstract

This shows steps how to set up notifications for deleted workproducts.

How To

Here are the steps to create custom notifications for deleted workproducts:

1) Change the mode to "Setup"
2) Go to the "My Notification Rules"
3) Select the work product type(in your case a user story or defect)
4) Go to the "Actions" drop down and select "new notification rule"
5) Give the notification a name and click the "add condition" button
6) Under the FIELD column select "Object ID" and the Operator to "changed-to" then click save & close
7) You will follow these same steps for both work products.

This filter will notify you when "ObjectID changed-to <no entry", which means the object has been deleted from Rally.

User Roles (4 Comments)

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:55:44 +0000

How To by Paul Jackson

If you are a new user logging into Rally you will be presented with 3 roles types to choose from. These roles are to help preconfigured the dashboard page with the most helpful widgets for your role.

These are the 3 roles:

1. Contributor

Th This role is meant for user who are in the developer, tester, tech writer and others that will be taking and completing tasks, defects, documentation, or running test.

2. Organizer

Th This role is role users that plan and track work within the Rally tool. This users can be project managers, product owners, or scrum masters

3. Executive

This role is for users that want a high level view across multiple teams or multiple initiatives. These users would be development managers, program managers, or portfolio managers.

Modifying Schedule States (4 Comments)

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 21:05:18 +0000

How To by Dan O

Product

Rally Enterprise, Rally Community

Abstract

How do I add/modify/remove values in the Schedule State field?

How To

Schedule State is a built-in drop-down field that is shared by all work products.

It behaves slightly different from custom drop-down fields:

It can only have six values; no more, no less
Four of the values are non-modifiable (they cannot be edited or disabled):
- Defined
- In-Progress
- Completed
- Accepted
There is a customizable value before Defined ("Custom 1"), and a customizable value after Accepted ("Custom 2")

To change either of the two custom values, follow these steps:

Bring up the Schedule State field edit window
- Setup mode -> Workspaces & Projects -> <<select your workspace>> -> Work Products & Fields (left menu) -> Defect (work product type) -> edit icon next to Schedule State
Select the "Custom 1" value by clicking on it in the Drop Down List Values box
Change the value in the "Value" field
Change the value in the "Legend" field
Enable the "Enabled" field
Click on the green "Actions" checkmark
Save

Your new Schedule State value(s) should now be ready to use!

Screenshot

How do I delete a custom field (3 Comments)

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:01:31 +0000

How To by Dave Smith

Product

Rally Enterprise, Rally Community

Abstract

You cannot delete a custom field, but you can hide it.

How To

Custom fields cannot be deleted, but they can be hidden. To hide the custom field please follow these steps:

1. Go to Setup | Custom Fields and then click the edit icon next to the custom field you wish to hide.
2. On the Detail page, click the Hidden checkbox .
3. Click Save & Close.

You may want to check with your users to verify no one is using this field before hiding the field.