The Treeview Pane in OnTime allows for quick-filtering by Project, Release, User, and Customer...but there are other quick filters in the User and Customer tab that you may be unaware of. Check out this week's podcast on the Treeview Pane.
Do you ever want to create the same groups of items or folders multiple times? Some people call this “templates”, but in OnTime we refer to this functionality as “Detailed Copy”. This week we’ll show you how to create “template” groups of items that you can copy again and again.
An important aspect of Scrum methodologies is the breaking of items down into smaller pieces to work more efficiently. This week we show you how to break items down into smaller pieces using Scrum inside an OnTime database.
Customers and contacts can be created and modified through the OnTime SDK. Learn this week about how to create customers and contacts in the OnTime database.
Using the SDK you can create time entries tied to items in the OnTime database. This week we show you how to create a timer application that talks to OnTime. You can create such a timer to quickly create worklog entries with the click of a button.
With the introduction of OnTime Now!, the new hosted version of OnTime is getting a serious performance boost. It's also getting the ability to use the SDK. This week, we show you step-by-step how to use the SDK with your OnTime Now! database. Remember -- until you upgrade to OnTime Now!, you won’t be able to use this functionality.
Editing items using the OnTime SDK is straightforward, but you'll want to lock items before editing them to avoid multiple people from editing items at the same time. This week we cover edit items and placing locks on items.
Getting data from an OnTime database is easy using the OnTime SDK. This week we show you how to grab data from OnTime and how to use it in your own custom application.
Adding a defect to an OnTime database programatically is a snap when using the OnTime SDK. This week we create a basic application of adding a defect using C# through Visual Studio.
This week we walk you through installing and setting up the SDK inside Visual Studio 2008. You’ll see how to get started with the SDK and afterwards you can start building your own code that touches the OnTime database!
There are several ways you can set up a new OnTime database. Whether youd like to try a 30 day 10-user trial, a single user license, or an extended team trial, all OnTime needs is to be properly activated. This week we cover the aspects of activating your OnTime database.
Filters are bits of logic (bookmarked searches) that can be used several ways with OnTime. These searches can be applied to the main grid, e-mail alerts, customer portal, reports, and archiving. This week we'll show examples of using filters in customer portal, with reports, and with archiving.
Filters are bits of logic (bookmarked searches) that can be used several ways with OnTime. These searches can be applied to the main grid, e-mail alerts, customer portal, reports, and archiving. This week we’ll show examples of using filters in the main grid and with e-mail alerts.
There are lots of different screen options that you may find yourself changing constantly in OnTime Windows and Web. These are settings like what project you have selected, what filter you have on, what columns are in your grid, what colors you activate for rows and text, what default tab you have selected, etc. Views can be created uniquely for each user to help manage different groups of settings that you may want to activate from time to time. This week's podcast discusses views and some exam...
Each user account in OnTime has their own settings they can configure for use with the Windows version and with the Web version. This week's podcasts covers everything you need to know about User Options when using OnTime for Windows or Web.
There are two different “edits” in OnTime for defects, features, tasks, and incidents. The first is editing something based on the project that it’s in. The second is editing something based on the workflow step that it’s in. These are two different ways of seeing the item. This week we walk through the process of using field templates two different ways.
This week's podcast focuses on how you can see the history of your defects, features, tasks, and incidents. Project wiki pages also have histories; previous versions of wiki pages can be reverted.
Canned responses are a way to speed up the time it takes to fill out text fields and respond to e-mails. Create your own pieces of text that you can recall and paste with a few mouse clicks! This time saver is great for tech support agents and developers.
Comment Fields are coming in OnTime version 9.1! These fields provide more flexibility when gathering data from users. This week we’ll focus on comment fields and the different ways they can be utilized.
OnTime 9.1 has some great new features for our customers! These include comment fields, custom responses, burndown chart enhancements, and IMAP support for emails! Check out our new features in this week's podcast!
There are lots of free resources that are available on the web for those interested in OnTime 2009. This week's podcast points out all of these resources for those who are new to OnTime. Take a listen to hear about forums, blogs, training classes, live demos, and more!
This week in the podcast we talk about Projects in OnTime and why they are so important. Projects are full of settings that you can manipulate to help you get the most out of OnTime.
There are two different ways to store files inside the OnTime database. This week we discuss how to use these two methods and some ways to limit users’ access to attachments.
This week's podcast is about the basics of archiving in OnTime. How do you "remove" items from the system so they are out of your way, yet keep from deleting them completely? How do you find items that have been archived? What options do you have when it comes to archiving? How do you perform mass archiving using logical parameters? All these questions are answered in today's episode.
Sending alerts or e-mails through OnTime requires the OnTime Services pack to be installed. This week we walk through the installation of the services pack and some tips when using OnTime Services.
This week we talk about some “getting started” tips for a network administrator to install OnTime to machines via your network. This includes installation/upgrades of the OnTime product as well as the configuration file that allows the OnTime client to log in. Show this to your network administrator so they can make OnTime install automatically!
There are several ways you can copy different items in OnTime. This week we discuss the benefits of copying the templates of OnTime: field templates, workflows, and security roles. These can save you a great deal of time when configuring OnTime.
The option to “vote” on items can be activated for users and for customers. Getting quick feedback from your employees and clients about which features they’d like to have implemented can be invaluable. This week we’ll show how you can control and view the basic voting options for OnTime.
Creating an RSS feed that lists certain defects, features, tasks, or incidents from your database is easy to set up. Just activate a couple settings in customer portal and you'll be rolling! OnTime allows you to integrate bugs and features with your Source Control Management solution, such as Sourcesafe or Perforce. This week we walk through an example of setting up your SCM tab to work with the Subversion SCM tool.
Did you know that Axosoft offers free, instructor-led, web classes about Ontime? Learn about workflow, searches, field templates, security roles, projects, wiki, e-mail configuration and much more! In this week’s podcast we discuss the Axosoft University classes and how you can attend them.
