Mantis Bugtracker Code Deployment Process

1. New Media
Code Deployment
&
Open Source
Prepared By Lee Jen Wei

2. Integrating
Mantis and SVN
Integrating
Mantis and SVN
Open Source
Resources
Open Source
Resources
Mantis DemoMantis Demo

3. is a flexible, web-based issue tracker implemented in PHP and
works with MySQL, MS SQL, and PostgreSQL databases
and a web server.
Almost any web browser should be able to function as a client.
Mantis Bug Tracker
GNU General Public License (GPL)

4. Mantis Feature List
http://www.mantisbt.org/wiki/doku.php/mantisbt:features
• Simple User Experience
• Customizable Issue Pages
• Multiple Projects per instance
• Support for Projects, Sub-Projects, and
Categories
• Users can have a different access level
per project
• My View Page
• Search and Filter
• Built-in Reporting
• Custom Fields
• Email notifications
• Users can monitor specific issues
• Attachments
• Issue Change History
• Customizable issue workflow
• Export to csv, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word
• Reporting issues via Email
• Source Control Integration (GIT, SVN and
CVS).
• Time Tracking
• Issue Relationships
• Attachment Auto-Preview
• Public / Private News
• Sticky Issues
• Group Actions: applied on multiple issues.
• Easy hyperlinks to issues and notes
• Authentication

5. Mantis -Report Issue

6. Mantis - My View

7. Mantis - View An Issue

8. Mantis - Edit Issue

9. Mantis - List Issues

10. Mantis - Summary Report

11. Mantis - Custom Fields

12. Mantis - Custom Workflow Matrix

13. Access RolesAccess Roles
ViewerViewer
ReporterReporter
UpdaterUpdater
DeveloperDeveloper
ManagerManager
AdministratorAdministrator
Default StatusDefault Status
ResolvedResolved
AssignedAssigned
ConfirmedConfirmed
AcknowledgeAcknowledge
FeedbackFeedback
NewNew
Mantis - Custom Workflow Matrix

14. is an open-source, centralized version control system
characterized by its reliability as a safe haven for valuable data;
the simplicity of its model and usage;
and its ability to support the needs of a wide variety of users and projects,
from individuals to large-scale enterprise operations.
Subversion
GNU General Public License (GPL)

15. Subversion Features
http://subversion.apache.org/features.html
• Directories are versioned
• Copying, deleting, and renaming are
versioned
• Free-form versioned metadata properties
• Atomic commits
• Branching and tagging are cheap
(constant time) operations
• Merge tracking
• File locking
• Symbolic links can be versioned
• Executable flag is preserved
• Apache network server option, with
WebDAV/DeltaV protocol
• Standalone server option (svnserve)
• Parseable output/scriptability
• Localized messages
• Interactive conflict resolution
• Repository read-only mirroring
• Natively client/server, layered library design with
clean APIs
• Binary files handled efficiently
• Costs are proportional to change size, not data
size
• Bindings to programming languages

16. Subversion – Windows Client

17. Subversion – Netbeans IDE with SVN Plugin

18. Report Issue
Fix Issue
Deploy
Test
Close
User
Developers
Deployment Cycle

19. Integrated Code Deployment Process Overview

20.  Developers work on their workstations
 NetBeans IDE used
 Upload changes to development server
 Test in development web server
 Commit to SVN through NetBeans IDE
or Tortoise SVN
 Developers work on their workstations
 NetBeans IDE used
 Upload changes to development server
 Test in development web server
 Commit to SVN through NetBeans IDE
or Tortoise SVN
Integrated Code Deployment Process Overview

21. Integrated Code Deployment Process Overview
Mantis Bug Tracker
Custom Status and Workflow
Custom Fields
User report issues
Developers fix issues
Developers input fixes/files on custom field
“Code Fix Filenames”
Fixed codes are deployed by
oMantis issue #
oSVN revision #
Custom Status and Workflow
Custom Fields
User report issues
Developers fix issues
Developers input fixes/files on custom field
“Code Fix Filenames”
Fixed codes are deployed by
oMantis issue #
oSVN revision #

22. Integrated Code Deployment Process Overview
Subversion Server
Reside in Build Server
Centralised Version Control Repository
Multiple developer clients simultaneously connect
SVN or HTTP protocol
Subversion Server
Reside in Build Server
Centralised Version Control Repository
Multiple developer clients simultaneously connect
SVN or HTTP protocol

23. Integrated Code Deployment Process Overview
Subversion Repository
Custom Deployment Script
oSubversion
oMantis
oServers (SIT, QA, PRD)
oEmail Report
Backup & Rollback storage
Centralised FTP from here
Subversion Repository
Custom Deployment Script
oSubversion
oMantis
oServers (SIT, QA, PRD)
oEmail Report
Backup & Rollback storage
Centralised FTP from here

24. Integrated Code Deployment Process Overview
Code Fixes upload to
SIT, QA & PRD servers
Based on Mantis:
“Pending Code Promotion xxx” Status
Code Fixes upload to
SIT, QA & PRD servers
Based on Mantis:
“Pending Code Promotion xxx” Status

25. Integrated Code Deployment Process Overview

26. Mantis – Custom Deployment Status
NewNew
AssignedAssigned
Fix in ProgressFix in Progress
Pending Code Promotion SITPending Code Promotion SIT
Pending Code Promotion UATPending Code Promotion UAT
Pending Code Promotion PRDPending Code Promotion PRD
Ready for Retest UATReady for Retest UAT
Ready for Retest SITReady for Retest SIT
Ready for Retest PRDReady for Retest PRD
ClosedClosed
RejectedRejected
DuplicateDuplicate
deploy
deploy
deploy

27. Mantis - Edit Issue – Code Fix Filenames

28. Sample Email Deployment Report

29. Open Source Resources:
Tools used:
Mantis Bug Tracker (http://www.mantisbt.org/)
Apache Subversion (SVN Server) (http://subversion.apache.org/)
Tortoise Subversion (Windows SVN Client) (http://tortoisesvn.net/)
NetBeans IDE (http://netbeans.org/)
Other Collaboration Tools:
Softaculous Demo (http://demo.softaculous.com/enduser/#!act=listsoftwares&cat=projectman)
SourceForge (http://sourceforge.net/)
Backend Engine Tools:
Apache Software Foundation (http://www.apache.org/)

30. Thank You