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Deskzilla 1.1 Beta 1, a preview for the upcoming Deskzilla 1.1, is available for download. In this iteration, we aimed to provide more user interface features for searching and for analyzing search results.

This is a beta release, and we still have some issues to resolve, although the features announced here could already be used. Final release of Deskzilla 1.1 is planned for December 19-24.

Free time-limited evaluation licenses are available, as usual. A newly requested evaluation license key will work with the latest Deskzilla version even if the previous evaluation license has expired.

New features in Deskzilla 1.1 Beta 1:

• Tabbed Search Results
  Each query gets its own tabbed bugs table on execution.
• Configurable Workflow Actions (#39)
  A workflow action can now be executed upon a selected bug via pop-up menu (right click on a bug in bug table) or via the toolbar. Preset workflow actions reflect the standard actions that are used by Bugzilla - Resolve, Confirm, Reassign, etc. The user is able to customize workflow actions by editing file etc/workflow.xml (requires Deskzilla restart).

  It's still possible to make arbitrary changes to a bug.

• Live Distribution (#75)
  New Distribution nodes are introduced (created with Ctrl-D). A distribution node will maintain its sub-nodes to reflect all possible values for a given field. For example, if a new version is added to Bugzilla, a corresponding distribution sub-query should appear in the Navigation Tree during next synchronization.

  NB: Distributions created with earlier Deskzilla versions are just standalone sub-queries. They should be re-created to be live.

• Filtering Navigation Tree
  If you have a lot of queries, try pressing "Alt-Click" on any node in the Navigation Tree - all sub-queries that have zero bug count will be hidden. The nodes will show up or hide automatically when changes to the database are made.
• Bug Table Export (#73)
  Allows to export bugs to a file. Supported formats: CSV, HTML. You can use export to HTML to print bugs table from a browser.
• Query Builder: Negation
  It's now possible to have inverse logical predicates in Query Builder by using "NOT" operation.
• Search by Last Modified and Date Created Fields (#122)
  It's now possible to build filters that use date fields. Date constraints could use absolute or relative dates.
• Editable Blocks and Depends Fields (#162)
• Maintaining Query Synchronization Data (#181)
  A query now becomes immediately synchronized if a more generic query is synchronized. For example, if you download all bugs with "ALL" query, any other query that is created for the same connection will be immediately synchronized, and you will not have to download the same bugs from Bugzilla.
• Open Query in Browser
  This action (right click on a query) allows to run any query in Bugzilla.
• Hiding Irrelevant Values for Dependent Fields
  Query Builder now filters Components, Versions, Milestones and Products to show only those values that are relevant to the query being built. For example, if it is known that only bugs from ProductA are selected, only components corresponding to ProductA are shown.
• Editable Deadline and Estimated Time Fields This is only partial support for scheduling fields available in Bugzilla. More will be provided in future versions.

Important fixes in Deskzilla 1.1 Beta 1:

• #146 Dictionary values (priorities, components, etc.) are removed from cache when they are removed in Bugzilla;
• #189 Timestamps from Bugzilla with one of Australian timezones are not correctly parsed.

As usual, we are very eager to hear all kind of feedback. Please let us know what you think of the new version!

Links:

• Download
• Request Free Evaluation License
• Discussion Forum
• Deskzilla Home

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Deskzilla Team