Customise tabular reports with Bugzilla

Question

I want add more columns to the tabular report. I am using bugzilla version 4.2.5. Can you please help with the files that i have to do modification to?

Thanks, Ramya

Answer 1

if the required field is not there in column list("Change Columns") we have to add the new field by editing the following files.

1)colchange.cgi
2)list/change-columns.html.tmpl
3)field-descs.none.tmpl

All the coloumns of the buglist are directly taken from the DB fields. For eg: ID of the buglist page is directly taken from the field bug_id of table bugs.

• New fields can be added and arranged the order in which they have to display in the file colchange.cgi.
• Corresponding template file of colchange.cgi is list/change-columns.html.tmpl.
• If we need any modification in the change coloumn page we have to modify the template file list/change-columns.html.tmpl.
• New fields added should be defined in the file field-descs.none.tmpl.

Modify the following files:

1)buglist.cgi
2)colchange.cgi
3)field-descs.none.tmpl

• Added the corresponding coloumn to be displayed in the file colchange.cgi and pass the variables to the template file list/list.html.tmpl.

• Defined the name that should be displayed in front end in the file field-descs.none.tmpl.

• Modify the file buglist.cgi for the query that should give the
  value for the corresponding field

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Answer 2

There are two ways to do this.

1. When you display a report, you will find a link at the bottom that says "Change Columns". That's the wasiest way.

2. If you wan tot change the default columns the edit the following statement in /usr/local/bugzilla-4.2.5/Bugzilla/Constants.pm and add or remove default columns.

   use constant DEFAULT_COLUMN_LIST => ( "product", "component", "assigned_to", "bug_status", "resolution", "short_desc", "changeddate" );

EDIT: Just realized that this question is two years old. I hope that it helps someone else who stumbles on it.