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Bug 313218 - No "Submit" button for multiple-project IP Log
Summary: No "Submit" button for multiple-project IP Log
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Community
Classification: Eclipse Foundation
Component: IP Log Tool (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified   Edit
Hardware: PC Windows 7
: P3 major (vote)
Target Milestone: ---   Edit
Assignee: Wayne Beaton CLA
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Reported: 2010-05-17 14:48 EDT by David Williams CLA
Modified: 2011-04-28 13:57 EDT (History)
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mylyn/context/zip (8.04 KB, application/octet-stream)
2010-05-17 18:46 EDT, Wayne Beaton CLA
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Description David Williams CLA 2010-05-17 14:48:32 EDT
Not that I'm ready to hit submit right now, but I do not get the "submit" button, when using the Auto IP Log tool. I recall similar problem last year. 

I select a subset of those in WTP (those that are part of Helios release) and can see all the (merged) logs ok, but no "submit button". 

Tentative IP Log for webtools.common, webtools.dali, webtools.ejbtools, webtools.jeetools, webtools.jsdt, webtools.jsf, webtools.servertools, webtools.sourceediting and webtools.webservices


Is it because I am not the Project Lead of all (any) of these sub-projects? 

If so, perhaps a rule needs to be added to allow PMC members to also "submit"? 

I've marked as "blocker" since this prevents us from ... well, submitting the results! :) 

Thanks,
Comment 1 Wayne Beaton CLA 2010-05-17 17:46:01 EDT
There is some logic that prevents editing a log if more than one project is included. I believe that it makes sense to limit ourselves to one project when editing, but it should be possible to submit a multiple-project log. Unfortunately, that same logic is hiding the submit button. I am investigating a fix.

How did you deal with this last year? I can't see how this ever worked.
Comment 2 Wayne Beaton CLA 2010-05-17 18:20:59 EDT
I think that I have a workaround that should get you through. Frankly, the ip_log.php code scares me just enough to prevent me from tinkering with it too much this close to the big release.

When you're ready to submit, log in and go here:

http://www.eclipse.org/projects/ip_log_submit_to_legal.php?projectid=webtools.common,webtools.dali,webtools.ejbtools,webtools.jeetools,webtools.jsdt,webtools.jsf,webtools.servertools,webtools.sourceediting,webtools.webservices

Note that this page actually stages the submit; you have to click the "Send to..." button to actually make anything happen. If you navigate here and get a text field and button, then we should be cooking. Actually... it would be helpful if you could do that and let me know whether or not you're actually cooking...

I'll try to build up confidence enough to make the "Submit" button appear on the ip_log.php button as I suspect that others will be looking for it before too long. In fact, I'm renaming this bug since the problem is not limited to Web Tools.

FWIW, the submit mechanism is being reworked in the new generation of IP Log tools (Project Woolsey) and this problem should not manifest there.
Comment 3 David Williams CLA 2010-05-17 18:24:03 EDT
last year I did a bunch of copy/paste/editing to put the webpage output in an odf document, and then saved that as pdf and sent that pdf file as our ip log. 

all with the promise "we'll fix it later ... " :) 

You want me to try it now? Before we are ready to submit, just to test?
Comment 4 David Williams CLA 2010-05-17 18:27:57 EDT
seemed to work ... I wrote a "this is a test only ..." message, so IP Staff will know its not the final thing.
Comment 5 Wayne Beaton CLA 2010-05-17 18:46:14 EDT
(In reply to comment #4)
> seemed to work ... I wrote a "this is a test only ..." message, so IP Staff will
> know its not the final thing.

Okay. Sounds like we have a viable workaround. I've set the severity to "major". I'll keep this bug open for the time-being as I'd really like to try and see what I can do about the "Submit" button on the main page.
Comment 6 Wayne Beaton CLA 2010-05-17 18:46:16 EDT
Created attachment 168836 [details]
mylyn/context/zip
Comment 7 Wayne Beaton CLA 2011-04-28 13:57:24 EDT
The "Submit The Log" button should be enabled if the currently logged in person is a committer on all of the projects in the log. I don't think this solves the problem for Web Tools. I will mark this bug as FIXED and direct my attention to Bug 316769 to allow a PMC member to submit.